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71962

ZIP 71962 is Okolona, Arkansas, in Clark County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clark
Metro area
Arkadelphia, AR
Population
744
Coordinates
34.0489, -93.3617
☼ Live from 71962 — Okolona, AR

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Where 71962 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71962
  • 🔢 Type 71962 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,962 = 2 × 11 × 3271. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71961 (Oden, AR, 47 mi away) and 71964 (Pearcy, AR, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71962 becomes 26917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯492 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71962 and you would come out at 34.05°S, 86.64°E — 1,348 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 165.5 square miles of land, 71962 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 126 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population744This ZIP744
Households326This ZIP326
Housing units358This ZIP358
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$24,578This ZIP$24,578Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$100,200This ZIP$100,200Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density4.5 / sq miThis ZIP4.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$701,000This ZIP$701,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$15,380,000This ZIP$15,380,000

Land area

Land area165.54 sq miThis ZIP165.54 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 71962

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ZIP codes near 71962

ZIPCityDistance
71922 Antoine, AR 3.4 mi
71940 Delight, AR 8.5 mi
71920 Alpine, AR 12.5 mi
71721 Beirne, AR 14.1 mi
71921 Amity, AR 14.2 mi
71728 Curtis, AR 14.9 mi
71825 Blevins, AR 16.3 mi
71857 Prescott, AR 17.1 mi
71958 Murfreesboro, AR 17.4 mi
71847 Mc Caskill, AR 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71962?

71962 is in Okolona, Arkansas, in Clark County, part of the Arkadelphia, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0489, -93.3617.

What county is 71962 in?

71962 lies in Clark County.

What area code is 71962?

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

What time zone is 71962 in?

71962 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71962?

About 744 people live in ZIP code 71962, in 326 households, at 4.5 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 71962?

$24,578 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71962?

The closest are 71922 (3.4 mi), 71940 (8.5 mi), 71920 (12.5 mi), 71721 (14.1 mi) and 71921 (14.2 mi).

Is 71962 a PO Box ZIP code?

71962 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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