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72012

ZIP 72012 is Beebe, Arkansas, in White County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White
Metro area
Searcy, AR
Population
13,502
Coordinates
35.0991, -91.9303
☼ Live from 72012 — Beebe, AR

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Where 72012 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 72012
  • 🔢 Type 72012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,012 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 353. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72011 (Bauxite, AR, 51 mi away) and 72013 (Bee Branch, AR, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72012 becomes 21027 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chase, MD, 904 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02217 in Boston, MA, 1,234 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯489 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72012 and you would come out at 35.10°S, 88.07°E — 1,336 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 96.2 square miles of land, 72012 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,502This ZIP13,502
Households5,350This ZIP5,350
Housing units6,063This ZIP6,063
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$61,277This ZIP$61,277Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$171,700This ZIP$171,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$787This ZIP$787Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density140.4 / sq miThis ZIP140.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments262This ZIP262
Employees2,337This ZIP2,337
Annual payroll$83,379,000This ZIP$83,379,000
Tax returns filed5,680This ZIP5,680
Total adjusted gross income$388,509,000This ZIP$388,509,000

Land area

Land area96.19 sq miThis ZIP96.19 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 72012

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

ZIP codes near 72012

ZIPCityDistance
72102 Mc Rae, AR 6.4 mi
72007 Austin, AR 7.4 mi
72045 El Paso, AR 8.3 mi
72176 Ward, AR 8.6 mi
72052 Garner, AR 9.0 mi
72136 Romance, AR 11.3 mi
72023 Cabot, AR 12.0 mi
72068 Higginson, AR 12.2 mi
72143 Searcy, AR 14.0 mi
72066 Hickory Plains, AR 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72012?

72012 is in Beebe, Arkansas, in White County, part of the Searcy, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0991, -91.9303.

What county is 72012 in?

72012 lies in White County.

What area code is 72012?

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

What time zone is 72012 in?

72012 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72012?

About 13,502 people live in ZIP code 72012, in 5,350 households, at 140.4 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 72012?

$61,277 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72012?

The closest are 72102 (6.4 mi), 72007 (7.4 mi), 72045 (8.3 mi), 72176 (8.6 mi) and 72052 (9 mi).

Is 72012 a PO Box ZIP code?

72012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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