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Where 72028 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 72028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,028 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 1637. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100101011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72027 (Center Ridge, AR, 15 mi away) and 72029 (Clarendon, AR, 87 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72028 becomes 82027, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02872 in Prudence Island, RI, 1,211 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
- 🎯448 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72028 and you would come out at 35.54°S, 87.57°E — 1,295 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
- 📏 At 0.864 square miles of land, 72028 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 418 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4This ZIP4 |
| Housing units | 4This ZIP4 |
| Median age | 49.3This ZIP49.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 16.2 / sq miThis ZIP16.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72028
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72028
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72031 | Clinton, AR | 6.5 mi |
72013 | Bee Branch, AR | 7.0 mi |
72153 | Shirley, AR | 9.9 mi |
72088 | Fairfield Bay, AR | 10.4 mi |
72039 | Damascus, AR | 13.1 mi |
72027 | Center Ridge, AR | 14.6 mi |
72141 | Scotland, AR | 14.9 mi |
72067 | Higden, AR | 15.0 mi |
72629 | Dennard, AR | 15.5 mi |
72030 | Cleveland, AR | 15.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72028?
72028 is in Choctaw, Arkansas, in Van Buren County. Its published point location is 35.5435, -92.4314.
What county is 72028 in?
72028 lies in Van Buren County.
What area code is 72028?
Choctaw uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72028 in?
72028 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72028?
About 14 people live in ZIP code 72028, in 4 households, at 16.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 72028?
The closest are 72031 (6.5 mi), 72013 (7 mi), 72153 (9.9 mi), 72088 (10.4 mi) and 72039 (13.1 mi).
Is 72028 a PO Box ZIP code?
72028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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