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71970

ZIP 71970 is Story, Arkansas, in Montgomery County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery
Metro area
none
Population
526
Coordinates
34.6689, -93.4892
☼ Live from 71970 — Story, AR

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Where 71970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71970
  • 🔢 Type 71970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,970 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 2399. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71969 (Sims, AR, 8 mi away) and 71971 (Umpire, AR, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71970 becomes 07917, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07719, 09177, 09717, 10977, 17097, 17970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09177 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,009 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯453 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71970 and you would come out at 34.67°S, 86.51°E — 1,309 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 76.0 square miles of land, 71970 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population526This ZIP526
Households244This ZIP244
Housing units425This ZIP425
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$71,667This ZIP$71,667Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$216,400This ZIP$216,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute59.3 minThis ZIP59.3 min
Population density6.9 / sq miThis ZIP6.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$566,000This ZIP$566,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$11,451,000This ZIP$11,451,000

Land area

Land area75.98 sq miThis ZIP75.98 sq mi
Water area5.22 sq miThis ZIP5.22 sq mi

ZIP codes near 71970

ZIPCityDistance
71969 Sims, AR 8.0 mi
71957 Mount Ida, AR 9.5 mi
71965 Pencil Bluff, AR 14.1 mi
71968 Royal, AR 15.1 mi
71949 Jessieville, AR 15.7 mi
72827 Bluffton, AR 16.0 mi
72857 Plainview, AR 16.3 mi
71966 Oden, AR 16.7 mi
71960 Norman, AR 17.8 mi
72828 Briggsville, AR 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71970?

71970 is in Story, Arkansas, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 34.6689, -93.4892.

What county is 71970 in?

71970 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 71970?

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

What time zone is 71970 in?

71970 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71970?

About 526 people live in ZIP code 71970, in 244 households, at 6.9 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 71970?

$71,667 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71970?

The closest are 71969 (8 mi), 71957 (9.5 mi), 71965 (14.1 mi), 71968 (15.1 mi) and 71949 (15.7 mi).

Is 71970 a PO Box ZIP code?

71970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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