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71822

ZIP 71822 is Ashdown, Arkansas, in Little River County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Little River
Metro area
Texarkana, TX-AR
Population
7,675
Coordinates
33.6702, -94.1479
☼ Live from 71822 — Ashdown, AR

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Where 71822 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71822
  • 🔢 Type 71822 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZBIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,822 = 2 × 35911. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71820 (Alleene, AR, 10 mi away) and 71823 (Ben Lomond, AR, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71822 becomes 22817, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12872 in Severance, NY, 1,302 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯491 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71822 and you would come out at 33.67°S, 85.85°E — 1,346 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 247.9 square miles of land, 71822 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 188 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,675This ZIP7,675
Households3,104This ZIP3,104
Housing units3,807This ZIP3,807
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$59,167This ZIP$59,167Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$123,100This ZIP$123,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$692This ZIP$692Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density31.0 / sq miThis ZIP31.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments137This ZIP137
Employees2,063This ZIP2,063
Annual payroll$149,974,000This ZIP$149,974,000
Tax returns filed3,170This ZIP3,170
Total adjusted gross income$175,559,000This ZIP$175,559,000

Land area

Land area247.91 sq miThis ZIP247.91 sq mi
Water area18.14 sq miThis ZIP18.14 sq mi

Other place names in 71822

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ZIP codes near 71822

ZIPCityDistance
71865 Wilton, AR 4.9 mi
71820 Alleene, AR 9.6 mi
75503 Texarkana, TX 10.5 mi
71823 Ben Lomond, AR 11.1 mi
75561 Hooks, TX 13.1 mi
71853 Ogden, AR 13.2 mi
71859 Saratoga, AR 13.4 mi
71836 Foreman, AR 14.5 mi
75505 Texarkana, TX 15.0 mi
75569 Nash, TX 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71822?

71822 is in Ashdown, Arkansas, in Little River County, part of the Texarkana, TX-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6702, -94.1479.

What county is 71822 in?

71822 lies in Little River County.

What area code is 71822?

Ashdown uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71822 in?

71822 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71822?

About 7,675 people live in ZIP code 71822, in 3,104 households, at 31.0 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 71822?

$59,167 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71822?

The closest are 71865 (4.9 mi), 71820 (9.6 mi), 75503 (10.5 mi), 71823 (11.1 mi) and 75561 (13.1 mi).

Is 71822 a PO Box ZIP code?

71822 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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