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71968

ZIP 71968 is Royal, Arkansas, in Garland County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Garland
Metro area
Hot Springs, AR
Population
4,437
Coordinates
34.5242, -93.2905
☼ Live from 71968 — Royal, AR

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Where 71968 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71968
  • 🔢 Type 71968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 173. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71966 (Oden, AR, 28 mi away) and 71969 (Sims, AR, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71968 becomes 86917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16879, 17968, 18769, 18976, 68179, 68197, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96817 in Honolulu, HI, 3,977 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯468 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71968 and you would come out at 34.52°S, 86.71°E — 1,323 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 98.4 square miles of land, 71968 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,437This ZIP4,437
Households1,627This ZIP1,627
Housing units2,182This ZIP2,182
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$75,592This ZIP$75,592Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$215,000This ZIP$215,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,080This ZIP$1,080Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density45.1 / sq miThis ZIP45.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees906This ZIP906
Annual payroll$44,372,000This ZIP$44,372,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$131,439,000This ZIP$131,439,000

Land area

Land area98.41 sq miThis ZIP98.41 sq mi
Water area13.99 sq miThis ZIP13.99 sq mi

Other place names in 71968

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 71968

ZIPCityDistance
71964 Pearcy, AR 7.5 mi
71933 Bonnerdale, AR 8.5 mi
71956 Mountain Pine, AR 10.8 mi
71902 Hot Springs National Park, AR 11.6 mi
71903 Hot Springs National Park, AR 11.6 mi
71949 Jessieville, AR 12.1 mi
71913 Hot Springs National Park, AR 12.3 mi
71970 Story, AR 15.1 mi
71929 Bismarck, AR 17.0 mi
71957 Mount Ida, AR 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71968?

71968 is in Royal, Arkansas, in Garland County, part of the Hot Springs, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5242, -93.2905.

What county is 71968 in?

71968 lies in Garland County.

What area code is 71968?

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

What time zone is 71968 in?

71968 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71968?

About 4,437 people live in ZIP code 71968, in 1,627 households, at 45.1 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 71968?

$75,592 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71968?

The closest are 71964 (7.5 mi), 71933 (8.5 mi), 71956 (10.8 mi), 71902 (11.6 mi) and 71903 (11.6 mi).

Is 71968 a PO Box ZIP code?

71968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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