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72039

ZIP 72039 is Damascus, Arkansas, mostly in Faulkner County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Faulkner +1 more
Population
1,983
Coordinates
35.3561, -92.3973
☼ Live from 72039 — Damascus, AR

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Where 72039 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72039
  • 🔢 Type 72039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,039 = 3 × 11 × 37 × 59. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72038 (Crocketts Bluff, AR, 91 mi away) and 72040 (Des Arc, AR, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72039 becomes 93027, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯458 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72039 and you would come out at 35.36°S, 87.60°E — 1,306 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 61.1 square miles of land, 72039 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,983This ZIP1,983
Households774This ZIP774
Housing units879This ZIP879
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$63,667This ZIP$63,667Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$178,900This ZIP$178,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,094This ZIP$1,094Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density32.4 / sq miThis ZIP32.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees377This ZIP377
Annual payroll$15,000,000This ZIP$15,000,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$55,015,000This ZIP$55,015,000

Land area

Land area61.14 sq miThis ZIP61.14 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 72039 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Faulkner County 54.0%
Van Buren County 46.0%

Other place names in 72039

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ZIP codes near 72039

ZIPCityDistance
72061 Guy, AR 6.4 mi
72013 Bee Branch, AR 7.0 mi
72058 Greenbrier, AR 7.7 mi
72027 Center Ridge, AR 10.3 mi
72157 Springfield, AR 11.1 mi
72131 Quitman, AR 12.1 mi
72028 Choctaw, AR 13.1 mi
72181 Wooster, AR 13.7 mi
72047 Enola, AR 13.8 mi
72030 Cleveland, AR 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72039?

72039 is in Damascus, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3561, -92.3973.

What county is 72039 in?

72039 spans 2 counties: Faulkner County and Van Buren County. Most of it falls in Faulkner County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 72039?

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

What time zone is 72039 in?

72039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72039?

About 1,983 people live in ZIP code 72039, in 774 households, at 32.4 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 72039?

$63,667 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72039?

The closest are 72061 (6.4 mi), 72013 (7 mi), 72058 (7.7 mi), 72027 (10.3 mi) and 72157 (11.1 mi).

Is 72039 a PO Box ZIP code?

72039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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