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71837

ZIP 71837 is Fouke, Arkansas, in Miller County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Miller
Metro area
Texarkana, TX-AR
Population
4,424
Coordinates
33.2549, -93.8453
☼ Live from 71837 — Fouke, AR

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Where 71837 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71837
  • 🔢 Type 71837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 71837 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71836 (Foreman, AR, 45 mi away) and 71838 (Fulton, AR, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71837 becomes 73817, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13778, 13787, 17837, 18773, 31778, 31787, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83717 in Boise, ID, 1,397 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯525 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71837 and you would come out at 33.25°S, 86.15°E — 1,380 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 161.5 square miles of land, 71837 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 123 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,424This ZIP4,424
Households1,496This ZIP1,496
Housing units1,951This ZIP1,951
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$59,286This ZIP$59,286Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$114,500This ZIP$114,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,034This ZIP$1,034Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density27.4 / sq miThis ZIP27.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees285This ZIP285
Annual payroll$10,123,000This ZIP$10,123,000
Tax returns filed1,950This ZIP1,950
Total adjusted gross income$108,365,000This ZIP$108,365,000

Land area

Land area161.46 sq miThis ZIP161.46 sq mi
Water area3.39 sq miThis ZIP3.39 sq mi

Other place names in 71837

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ZIP codes near 71837

ZIPCityDistance
71839 Garland City, AR 6.4 mi
71840 Genoa, AR 9.6 mi
71834 Doddridge, AR 11.7 mi
71845 Lewisville, AR 12.4 mi
71826 Bradley, AR 13.3 mi
71854 Texarkana, AR 13.4 mi
75556 Bloomburg, TX 14.3 mi
75572 Queen City, TX 16.4 mi
75504 Texarkana, TX 16.6 mi
75507 Texarkana, TX 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71837?

71837 is in Fouke, Arkansas, in Miller County, part of the Texarkana, TX-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2549, -93.8453.

What county is 71837 in?

71837 lies in Miller County.

What area code is 71837?

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

What time zone is 71837 in?

71837 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71837?

About 4,424 people live in ZIP code 71837, in 1,496 households, at 27.4 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 71837?

$59,286 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71837?

The closest are 71839 (6.4 mi), 71840 (9.6 mi), 71834 (11.7 mi), 71845 (12.4 mi) and 71826 (13.3 mi).

Is 71837 a PO Box ZIP code?

71837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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