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71836

ZIP 71836 is Foreman, 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
3,166
Coordinates
33.7131, -94.3942
☼ Live from 71836 — Foreman, AR

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Where 71836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71836
  • 🔢 Type 71836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,836 = 2 × 2 × 17959. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71835 (Emmet, AR, 54 mi away) and 71837 (Fouke, AR, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71836 becomes 63817, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83671 in Warren, ID, 1,380 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯482 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71836 and you would come out at 33.71°S, 85.61°E — 1,336 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 176.8 square miles of land, 71836 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,166This ZIP3,166
Households1,249This ZIP1,249
Housing units1,630This ZIP1,630
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$51,271This ZIP$51,271Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$90,500This ZIP$90,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$715This ZIP$715Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density17.9 / sq miThis ZIP17.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees397This ZIP397
Annual payroll$27,572,000This ZIP$27,572,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$54,597,000This ZIP$54,597,000

Land area

Land area176.84 sq miThis ZIP176.84 sq mi
Water area3.37 sq miThis ZIP3.37 sq mi

Other place names in 71836

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ZIP codes near 71836

ZIPCityDistance
71820 Alleene, AR 10.1 mi
71866 Winthrop, AR 10.8 mi
74740 Haworth, OK 12.3 mi
71842 Horatio, AR 13.7 mi
71865 Wilton, AR 14.4 mi
71822 Ashdown, AR 14.5 mi
75561 Hooks, TX 15.0 mi
75570 New Boston, TX 17.4 mi
71823 Ben Lomond, AR 17.5 mi
75503 Texarkana, TX 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71836?

71836 is in Foreman, Arkansas, in Little River County, part of the Texarkana, TX-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7131, -94.3942.

What county is 71836 in?

71836 lies in Little River County.

What area code is 71836?

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

What time zone is 71836 in?

71836 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71836?

About 3,166 people live in ZIP code 71836, in 1,249 households, at 17.9 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 71836?

$51,271 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71836?

The closest are 71820 (10.1 mi), 71866 (10.8 mi), 74740 (12.3 mi), 71842 (13.7 mi) and 71865 (14.4 mi).

Is 71836 a PO Box ZIP code?

71836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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