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71949

ZIP 71949 is Jessieville, Arkansas, in Garland County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Garland
Metro area
Hot Springs, AR
Population
1,160
Coordinates
34.6874, -93.2134
☼ Live from 71949 — Jessieville, AR

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Where 71949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71949
  • 🔢 Type 71949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,949 = 3 × 29 × 827. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71945 (Hatfield, AR, 68 mi away) and 71950 (Kirby, AR, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71949 becomes 94917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17949, 19947, 47199, 47991, 49719, 49791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99741 in Galena, AK, 3,310 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯462 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71949 and you would come out at 34.69°S, 86.79°E — 1,317 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 188.2 square miles of land, 71949 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,160This ZIP1,160
Households465This ZIP465
Housing units740This ZIP740
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$50,750This ZIP$50,750Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$158,800This ZIP$158,800Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees148This ZIP148
Annual payroll$6,101,000This ZIP$6,101,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$39,089,000This ZIP$39,089,000

Land area

Land area188.23 sq miThis ZIP188.23 sq mi
Water area27.72 sq miThis ZIP27.72 sq mi

Other place names in 71949

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ZIP codes near 71949

ZIPCityDistance
71956 Mountain Pine, AR 7.0 mi
71902 Hot Springs National Park, AR 9.8 mi
71903 Hot Springs National Park, AR 9.8 mi
71968 Royal, AR 12.1 mi
71910 Hot Springs Village, AR 12.2 mi
71909 Hot Springs Village, AR 13.1 mi
72857 Plainview, AR 13.6 mi
71970 Story, AR 15.7 mi
71901 Hot Springs National Park, AR 17.6 mi
71913 Hot Springs National Park, AR 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71949?

71949 is in Jessieville, Arkansas, in Garland County, part of the Hot Springs, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6874, -93.2134.

What county is 71949 in?

71949 lies in Garland County.

What area code is 71949?

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

What time zone is 71949 in?

71949 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71949?

About 1,160 people live in ZIP code 71949, in 465 households, at 6.2 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 71949?

$50,750 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71949?

The closest are 71956 (7 mi), 71902 (9.8 mi), 71903 (9.8 mi), 71968 (12.1 mi) and 71910 (12.2 mi).

Is 71949 a PO Box ZIP code?

71949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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