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71957

ZIP 71957 is Mount Ida, Arkansas, in Montgomery County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery
Metro area
none
Population
3,105
Coordinates
34.5638, -93.5955
☼ Live from 71957 — Mount Ida, AR

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Where 71957 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71957
  • 🔢 Type 71957 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,957 = 47 × 1531. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71956 (Mountain Pine, AR, 27 mi away) and 71958 (Murfreesboro, AR, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71957 becomes 75917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15779, 17579, 17957, 57197, 57719, 57791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97751 in Paulina, OR, 1,538 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯455 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71957 and you would come out at 34.56°S, 86.40°E — 1,311 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 159.9 square miles of land, 71957 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,105This ZIP3,105
Households1,503This ZIP1,503
Housing units2,425This ZIP2,425
Median age60.1This ZIP60.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$47,703This ZIP$47,703Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$179,000This ZIP$179,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$519This ZIP$519Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density19.4 / sq miThis ZIP19.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees690This ZIP690
Annual payroll$27,693,000This ZIP$27,693,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$73,291,000This ZIP$73,291,000

Land area

Land area159.91 sq miThis ZIP159.91 sq mi
Water area12.99 sq miThis ZIP12.99 sq mi

Other place names in 71957

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ZIP codes near 71957

ZIPCityDistance
71969 Sims, AR 7.5 mi
71960 Norman, AR 8.4 mi
71970 Story, AR 9.5 mi
71965 Pencil Bluff, AR 10.2 mi
71966 Oden, AR 11.0 mi
71961 Oden, AR 14.0 mi
71935 Caddo Gap, AR 14.7 mi
71943 Glenwood, AR 16.0 mi
71933 Bonnerdale, AR 17.1 mi
71968 Royal, AR 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71957?

71957 is in Mount Ida, Arkansas, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 34.5638, -93.5955.

What county is 71957 in?

71957 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 71957?

Mount Ida uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71957 in?

71957 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71957?

About 3,105 people live in ZIP code 71957, in 1,503 households, at 19.4 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 71957?

$47,703 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71957?

The closest are 71969 (7.5 mi), 71960 (8.4 mi), 71970 (9.5 mi), 71965 (10.2 mi) and 71966 (11 mi).

Is 71957 a PO Box ZIP code?

71957 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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