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Where 72017 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 72017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,017 = 11 × 6547. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100101010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72016 (Bigelow, AR, 71 mi away) and 72018 (Benton, AR, 72 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72017 becomes 71027 — and that is a real ZIP code: Frierson, LA, 225 miles away.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02717 in East Freetown, MA, 1,200 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
- 🎯522 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72017 and you would come out at 34.89°S, 88.61°E — 1,366 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
- 📏 At 41.1 square miles of land, 72017 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 203This ZIP203 |
|---|---|
| Households | 90This ZIP90 |
| Housing units | 214This ZIP214 |
| Median age | 52.8This ZIP52.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $91,731This ZIP$91,731Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $105,400This ZIP$105,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.5%This ZIP22.5% |
| Mean commute | 35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min |
| Population density | 4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 210This ZIP210 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $11,337,000This ZIP$11,337,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 41.15 sq miThis ZIP41.15 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.39 sq miThis ZIP1.39 sq mi |
Other place names in 72017
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72017
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72021 | Brinkley, AR | 10.0 mi |
72040 | Des Arc, AR | 10.0 mi |
72036 | Cotton Plant, AR | 10.7 mi |
72041 | De Valls Bluff, AR | 11.6 mi |
72029 | Clarendon, AR | 13.7 mi |
72064 | Hazen, AR | 14.5 mi |
72060 | Griffithville, AR | 16.7 mi |
72392 | Wheatley, AR | 17.1 mi |
72059 | Gregory, AR | 18.7 mi |
72134 | Roe, AR | 18.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72017?
72017 is in Biscoe, Arkansas, in Prairie County. Its published point location is 34.8873, -91.3879.
What county is 72017 in?
72017 lies in Prairie County.
What area code is 72017?
Biscoe uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72017 in?
72017 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72017?
About 203 people live in ZIP code 72017, in 90 households, at 4.9 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 72017?
$91,731 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72017?
The closest are 72021 (10 mi), 72040 (10 mi), 72036 (10.7 mi), 72041 (11.6 mi) and 72029 (13.7 mi).
Is 72017 a PO Box ZIP code?
72017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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