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72010

ZIP 72010 is Bald Knob, Arkansas, in White County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White
Metro area
Searcy, AR
Population
5,204
Coordinates
35.3126, -91.5241
☼ Live from 72010 — Bald Knob, AR

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Where 72010 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 72010
  • 🔢 Type 72010 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,010 = 2 × 5 × 19 × 379. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72007 (Austin, AR, 34 mi away) and 72011 (Bauxite, AR, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72010 becomes 01027 — and that is a real ZIP code: Easthampton, MA, 1,117 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00721, 01027, 01072, 01270, 01702, 01720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00721 in Palmer, PR, 1,962 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯496 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72010 and you would come out at 35.31°S, 88.48°E — 1,339 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 171.3 square miles of land, 72010 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,204This ZIP5,204
Households2,146This ZIP2,146
Housing units2,537This ZIP2,537
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$48,305This ZIP$48,305Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$120,100This ZIP$120,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$799This ZIP$799Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density30.4 / sq miThis ZIP30.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees597This ZIP597
Annual payroll$18,706,000This ZIP$18,706,000
Tax returns filed2,250This ZIP2,250
Total adjusted gross income$120,993,000This ZIP$120,993,000

Land area

Land area171.25 sq miThis ZIP171.25 sq mi
Water area3.22 sq miThis ZIP3.22 sq mi

Other place names in 72010

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

ZIP codes near 72010

ZIPCityDistance
72139 Russell, AR 3.5 mi
72178 West Point, AR 9.0 mi
72081 Judsonia, AR 9.5 mi
72082 Kensett, AR 9.7 mi
72006 Augusta, AR 10.4 mi
72020 Bradford, AR 11.5 mi
72145 Searcy, AR 12.0 mi
72149 Searcy, AR 12.5 mi
72143 Searcy, AR 13.4 mi
72059 Gregory, AR 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72010?

72010 is in Bald Knob, Arkansas, in White County, part of the Searcy, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3126, -91.5241.

What county is 72010 in?

72010 lies in White County.

What area code is 72010?

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

What time zone is 72010 in?

72010 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72010?

About 5,204 people live in ZIP code 72010, in 2,146 households, at 30.4 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 72010?

$48,305 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72010?

The closest are 72139 (3.5 mi), 72178 (9 mi), 72081 (9.5 mi), 72082 (9.7 mi) and 72006 (10.4 mi).

Is 72010 a PO Box ZIP code?

72010 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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