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71972

ZIP 71972 is Vandervoort, Arkansas, in Polk County; area codes 327 and 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Metro area
none
Population
416
Coordinates
34.3891, -94.2420
☼ Live from 71972 — Vandervoort, AR

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Where 71972 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71972
  • 🔢 Type 71972 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLGIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,972 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 947. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71971 (Umpire, AR, 13 mi away) and 71973 (Wickes, AR, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71972 becomes 27917 — and that is a real ZIP code: Barco, NC, 1,035 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12779, 12977, 17729, 17972, 21779, 21797, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97127 in Lafayette, OR, 1,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯445 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71972 and you would come out at 34.39°S, 85.76°E — 1,301 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 40.3 square miles of land, 71972 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population416This ZIP416
Households157This ZIP157
Housing units171This ZIP171
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$68,542This ZIP$68,542Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$67,600This ZIP$67,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute37.2 minThis ZIP37.2 min
Population density10.3 / sq miThis ZIP10.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$7,536,000This ZIP$7,536,000

Land area

Land area40.34 sq miThis ZIP40.34 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 71972

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ZIP codes near 71972

ZIPCityDistance
71973 Wickes, AR 8.0 mi
71937 Cove, AR 8.0 mi
71945 Hatfield, AR 11.2 mi
71944 Grannis, AR 11.3 mi
71932 Board Camp, AR 13.1 mi
71971 Umpire, AR 13.2 mi
71953 Mena, AR 15.8 mi
71841 Gillham, AR 16.6 mi
74963 Watson, OK 18.4 mi
71959 Newhope, AR 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71972?

71972 is in Vandervoort, Arkansas, in Polk County. Its published point location is 34.3891, -94.2420.

What county is 71972 in?

71972 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 71972?

Vandervoort uses area codes 327 and 870, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71972 in?

71972 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71972?

About 416 people live in ZIP code 71972, in 157 households, at 10.3 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 71972?

$68,542 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71972?

The closest are 71973 (8 mi), 71937 (8 mi), 71945 (11.2 mi), 71944 (11.3 mi) and 71932 (13.1 mi).

Is 71972 a PO Box ZIP code?

71972 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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