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71965

ZIP 71965 is Pencil Bluff, Arkansas, in Montgomery County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery
Metro area
none
Population
298
Coordinates
34.6547, -93.7374
☼ Live from 71965 — Pencil Bluff, AR

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Where 71965 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71965
  • 🔢 Type 71965 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,965 = 5 × 37 × 389. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71964 (Pearcy, AR, 32 mi away) and 71966 (Oden, AR, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71965 becomes 56917, 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, 6,814 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯446 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71965 and you would come out at 34.65°S, 86.26°E — 1,302 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 16.5 square miles of land, 71965 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population298This ZIP298
Households136This ZIP136
Housing units171This ZIP171
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median home value$144,100This ZIP$144,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density18.0 / sq miThis ZIP18.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$308,000This ZIP$308,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$6,249,000This ZIP$6,249,000

Land area

Land area16.52 sq miThis ZIP16.52 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 71965

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ZIP codes near 71965

ZIPCityDistance
71966 Oden, AR 3.3 mi
71969 Sims, AR 6.2 mi
71961 Oden, AR 6.9 mi
71957 Mount Ida, AR 10.2 mi
71960 Norman, AR 12.8 mi
72950 Parks, AR 13.4 mi
71970 Story, AR 14.1 mi
72841 Harvey, AR 14.7 mi
72827 Bluffton, AR 16.3 mi
72838 Gravelly, AR 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71965?

71965 is in Pencil Bluff, Arkansas, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 34.6547, -93.7374.

What county is 71965 in?

71965 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 71965?

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

What time zone is 71965 in?

71965 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71965?

About 298 people live in ZIP code 71965, in 136 households, at 18.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 71965?

The closest are 71966 (3.3 mi), 71969 (6.2 mi), 71961 (6.9 mi), 71957 (10.2 mi) and 71960 (12.8 mi).

Is 71965 a PO Box ZIP code?

71965 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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