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71762

ZIP 71762 is Smackover, Arkansas, mostly in Union County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union +1 more
Metro area
El Dorado, AR
Population
2,929
Coordinates
33.3429, -92.7684
☼ Live from 71762 — Smackover, AR

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Where 71762 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71762
  • 🔢 Type 71762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,762 = 2 × 53 × 677. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71759 (Norphlet, AR, 7 mi away) and 71763 (Sparkman, AR, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71762 becomes 26717 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elk Garden, WV, 861 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12767, 12776, 16727, 17267, 17726, 17762, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12776 in Roscoe, NY, 1,138 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯552 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71762 and you would come out at 33.34°S, 87.23°E — 1,408 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 60.3 square miles of land, 71762 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,929This ZIP2,929
Households1,128This ZIP1,128
Housing units1,269This ZIP1,269
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$50,577This ZIP$50,577Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$106,400This ZIP$106,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$860This ZIP$860Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density48.6 / sq miThis ZIP48.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees722This ZIP722
Annual payroll$43,085,000This ZIP$43,085,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$84,118,000This ZIP$84,118,000

Land area

Land area60.28 sq miThis ZIP60.28 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 71762 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Union County 90.7%
Ouachita County 9.3%

Other place names in 71762

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ZIP codes near 71762

ZIPCityDistance
71751 Louann, AR 4.4 mi
71759 Norphlet, AR 6.6 mi
71758 Mount Holly, AR 8.8 mi
71731 El Dorado, AR 11.1 mi
71730 El Dorado, AR 12.5 mi
71724 Calion, AR 13.5 mi
71701 Camden, AR 16.6 mi
71764 Stephens, AR 17.3 mi
71711 Camden, AR 17.5 mi
71749 Junction City, AR 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71762?

71762 is in Smackover, Arkansas, in Union County, part of the El Dorado, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3429, -92.7684.

What county is 71762 in?

71762 spans 2 counties: Union County and Ouachita County. Most of it falls in Union County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 71762?

Smackover uses area codes 870 and 327, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71762 in?

71762 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71762?

About 2,929 people live in ZIP code 71762, in 1,128 households, at 48.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 71762?

$50,577 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71762?

The closest are 71751 (4.4 mi), 71759 (6.6 mi), 71758 (8.8 mi), 71731 (11.1 mi) and 71730 (12.5 mi).

Is 71762 a PO Box ZIP code?

71762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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