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71956

ZIP 71956 is Mountain Pine, Arkansas, in Garland County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Garland
Metro area
Hot Springs, AR
Population
1,407
Coordinates
34.6105, -93.1330
☼ Live from 71956 — Mountain Pine, AR

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Where 71956 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71956
  • 🔢 Type 71956 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,956 = 2 × 2 × 17989. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71953 (Mena, AR, 61 mi away) and 71957 (Mount Ida, AR, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71956 becomes 65917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15679, 15697, 17569, 17965, 19567, 59716, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96517 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,837 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯469 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71956 and you would come out at 34.61°S, 86.87°E — 1,324 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 24.8 square miles of land, 71956 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,407This ZIP1,407
Households652This ZIP652
Housing units759This ZIP759
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$49,958This ZIP$49,958Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$68,200This ZIP$68,200Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$641This ZIP$641Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%This ZIP3.8%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density56.6 / sq miThis ZIP56.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees238This ZIP238
Annual payroll$10,679,000This ZIP$10,679,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$31,457,000This ZIP$31,457,000

Land area

Land area24.84 sq miThis ZIP24.84 sq mi
Water area2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi

Other place names in 71956

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ZIP codes near 71956

ZIPCityDistance
71902 Hot Springs National Park, AR 2.8 mi
71903 Hot Springs National Park, AR 2.8 mi
71949 Jessieville, AR 7.0 mi
71909 Hot Springs Village, AR 8.4 mi
71910 Hot Springs Village, AR 8.7 mi
71901 Hot Springs National Park, AR 10.7 mi
71968 Royal, AR 10.8 mi
71914 Hot Springs National Park, AR 11.5 mi
71913 Hot Springs National Park, AR 11.6 mi
71964 Pearcy, AR 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71956?

71956 is in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, in Garland County, part of the Hot Springs, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6105, -93.1330.

What county is 71956 in?

71956 lies in Garland County.

What area code is 71956?

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

What time zone is 71956 in?

71956 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71956?

About 1,407 people live in ZIP code 71956, in 652 households, at 56.6 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 71956?

$49,958 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71956?

The closest are 71902 (2.8 mi), 71903 (2.8 mi), 71949 (7 mi), 71909 (8.4 mi) and 71910 (8.7 mi).

Is 71956 a PO Box ZIP code?

71956 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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