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71851

ZIP 71851 is Mineral Springs, Arkansas, in Howard County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard
Metro area
none
Population
2,196
Coordinates
33.8567, -93.9425
☼ Live from 71851 — Mineral Springs, AR

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Where 71851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71851
  • 🔢 Type 71851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,851 = 13 × 5527. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100010101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71847 (Mc Caskill, AR, 18 mi away) and 71852 (Nashville, AR, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71851 becomes 15817, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11758, 15781, 17518, 17581, 17815, 17851, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11758 in Massapequa, NY, 1,217 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯486 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71851 and you would come out at 33.86°S, 86.06°E — 1,342 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 54m.
  • 📏 At 80.9 square miles of land, 71851 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,196This ZIP2,196
Households831This ZIP831
Housing units1,061This ZIP1,061
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$63,920This ZIP$63,920Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$115,500This ZIP$115,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$816This ZIP$816Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%This ZIP8.1%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density27.2 / sq miThis ZIP27.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees136This ZIP136
Annual payroll$3,208,000This ZIP$3,208,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$34,561,000This ZIP$34,561,000

Land area

Land area80.86 sq miThis ZIP80.86 sq mi
Water area2.49 sq miThis ZIP2.49 sq mi

Other place names in 71851

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ZIP codes near 71851

ZIPCityDistance
71831 Columbus, AR 7.9 mi
71859 Saratoga, AR 9.4 mi
71852 Nashville, AR 10.3 mi
71823 Ben Lomond, AR 10.5 mi
71846 Lockesburg, AR 11.4 mi
71855 Ozan, AR 11.6 mi
71862 Washington, AR 13.4 mi
71865 Wilton, AR 14.1 mi
71838 Fulton, AR 16.4 mi
71822 Ashdown, AR 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71851?

71851 is in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, in Howard County. Its published point location is 33.8567, -93.9425.

What county is 71851 in?

71851 lies in Howard County.

What area code is 71851?

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

What time zone is 71851 in?

71851 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71851?

About 2,196 people live in ZIP code 71851, in 831 households, at 27.2 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 71851?

$63,920 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71851?

The closest are 71831 (7.9 mi), 71859 (9.4 mi), 71852 (10.3 mi), 71823 (10.5 mi) and 71846 (11.4 mi).

Is 71851 a PO Box ZIP code?

71851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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