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71942

ZIP 71942 is Friendship, Arkansas, in Hot Spring County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hot Spring
Metro area
Malvern, AR
Population
123
Coordinates
34.2212, -92.9942
☼ Live from 71942 — Friendship, AR

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Where 71942 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 71942
  • 🔢 Type 71942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,942 = 2 × 13 × 2767. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71941 (Donaldson, AR, 3 mi away) and 71943 (Glenwood, AR, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71942 becomes 24917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12749, 12974, 14729, 17249, 19472, 21749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97412 in Blachly, OR, 1,762 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯495 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71942 and you would come out at 34.22°S, 87.01°E — 1,350 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 71942 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 559 football fields.
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People and housing

Population123This ZIP123
Households47This ZIP47
Housing units47This ZIP47
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$87,560This ZIP$87,560Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$118,200This ZIP$118,200Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute14.2 minThis ZIP14.2 min
Population density106.5 / sq miThis ZIP106.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.16 sq miThis ZIP1.16 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 71942

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

ZIP codes near 71942

ZIPCityDistance
71941 Donaldson, AR 2.9 mi
71998 Arkadelphia, AR 7.4 mi
71999 Arkadelphia, AR 7.5 mi
71923 Arkadelphia, AR 9.8 mi
71929 Bismarck, AR 11.0 mi
72104 Malvern, AR 13.4 mi
71728 Curtis, AR 16.0 mi
72105 Jones Mill, AR 16.0 mi
71913 Hot Springs National Park, AR 16.6 mi
72084 Leola, AR 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71942?

71942 is in Friendship, Arkansas, in Hot Spring County, part of the Malvern, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2212, -92.9942.

What county is 71942 in?

71942 lies in Hot Spring County.

What area code is 71942?

Friendship uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71942 in?

71942 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71942?

About 123 people live in ZIP code 71942, in 47 households, at 106.5 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 71942?

$87,560 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71942?

The closest are 71941 (2.9 mi), 71998 (7.4 mi), 71999 (7.5 mi), 71923 (9.8 mi) and 71929 (11 mi).

Is 71942 a PO Box ZIP code?

71942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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