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71909

ZIP 71909 is in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, mostly in Garland County; area code 501; Central time. Hot Springs Village has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 71910.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Garland +1 more
Metro area
Hot Springs, AR
Population
18,449
Coordinates
34.6422, -92.9899
☼ Live from 71909 — Hot Springs Village, AR

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Where 71909 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71909
  • 🔢 Type 71909 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 71909 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: 10001100011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71903 (Hot Springs National Park, AR, 8 mi away) and 71910 (Hot Springs Village, AR, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71909 becomes 90917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07199, 09719, 10979, 10997, 17099, 19079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09719 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,193 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯472 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71909 and you would come out at 34.64°S, 87.01°E — 1,326 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 79.3 square miles of land, 71909 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,449This ZIP18,449
Households9,135This ZIP9,135
Housing units10,467This ZIP10,467
Median age67.9This ZIP67.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$75,433This ZIP$75,433Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$265,800This ZIP$265,800Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,192This ZIP$1,192Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%This ZIP32.4%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density232.5 / sq miThis ZIP232.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments315This ZIP315
Employees2,636This ZIP2,636
Annual payroll$86,041,000This ZIP$86,041,000
Tax returns filed9,290This ZIP9,290
Total adjusted gross income$743,922,000This ZIP$743,922,000

Land area

Land area79.35 sq miThis ZIP79.35 sq mi
Water area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi

Counties 71909 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Garland County 73.3%
Saline County 26.7%

Other place names in 71909

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 71909

ZIPCityDistance
71910 Hot Springs Village, AR 2.1 mi
71902 Hot Springs National Park, AR 7.5 mi
71903 Hot Springs National Park, AR 7.5 mi
71901 Hot Springs National Park, AR 8.0 mi
71956 Mountain Pine, AR 8.4 mi
71914 Hot Springs National Park, AR 9.0 mi
72087 Lonsdale, AR 9.8 mi
71949 Jessieville, AR 13.1 mi
72122 Paron, AR 14.8 mi
71913 Hot Springs National Park, AR 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71909?

71909 is in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, in Garland County, part of the Hot Springs, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6422, -92.9899.

What county is 71909 in?

71909 spans 2 counties: Garland County and Saline County. Most of it falls in Garland 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 71909?

Hot Springs Village uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71909 in?

71909 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71909?

About 18,449 people live in ZIP code 71909, in 9,135 households, at 232.5 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 71909?

$75,433 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71909?

The closest are 71910 (2.1 mi), 71902 (7.5 mi), 71903 (7.5 mi), 71901 (8 mi) and 71956 (8.4 mi).

Is 71909 a PO Box ZIP code?

71909 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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