71969
ZIP 71969 is Sims, Arkansas, in Montgomery County; area code 870; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Montgomery
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 223
- Coordinates
- 34.6692, -93.6292
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Where 71969 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.
- 🔢 Type 71969 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 71,969 = 79 × 911. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100100100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71968 (Royal, AR, 22 mi away) and 71970 (Story, AR, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 71969 becomes 96917 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inarajan, GU, 7,379 miles away.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17699, 19967, 61799, 76199, 79916, 79961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96917 in Inarajan, GU, 7,379 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
- 🎯448 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71969 and you would come out at 34.67°S, 86.37°E — 1,304 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 35.6 square miles of land, 71969 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 223This ZIP223 |
|---|---|
| Households | 109This ZIP109 |
| Housing units | 167This ZIP167 |
| Median age | 50.2This ZIP50.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $38,224This ZIP$38,224Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $159,800This ZIP$159,800Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.7%This ZIP28.7% |
| Population density | 6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 35.59 sq miThis ZIP35.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 71969
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
71965 | Pencil Bluff, AR | 6.2 mi |
71957 | Mount Ida, AR | 7.5 mi |
71970 | Story, AR | 8.0 mi |
71966 | Oden, AR | 9.1 mi |
71961 | Oden, AR | 12.8 mi |
72827 | Bluffton, AR | 14.0 mi |
71960 | Norman, AR | 14.1 mi |
72838 | Gravelly, AR | 15.4 mi |
72841 | Harvey, AR | 15.9 mi |
72950 | Parks, AR | 17.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 71969?
71969 is in Sims, Arkansas, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 34.6692, -93.6292.
What county is 71969 in?
71969 lies in Montgomery County.
What area code is 71969?
Sims uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 71969 in?
71969 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 71969?
About 223 people live in ZIP code 71969, in 109 households, at 6.3 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 71969?
$38,224 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 71969?
The closest are 71965 (6.2 mi), 71957 (7.5 mi), 71970 (8 mi), 71966 (9.1 mi) and 71961 (12.8 mi).
Is 71969 a PO Box ZIP code?
71969 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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