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72043

ZIP 72043 is Diaz, Arkansas, in Jackson County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
none
Coordinates
35.6336, -91.2592

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 72112, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 72043 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72043
  • 🔢 Type 72043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72043 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72042 (De Witt, AR, 94 mi away) and 72044 (Edgemont, AR, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72043 becomes 34027, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02347, 02743, 03247, 04237, 04732, 07423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04732 in Ashland, ME, 1,398 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯494 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72043 and you would come out at 35.63°S, 88.74°E — 1,330 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.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 72043

ZIPCityDistance
72075 Jacksonport, AR 2.9 mi
72112 Newport, AR 4.0 mi
72473 Tuckerman, AR 8.8 mi
72431 Grubbs, AR 10.1 mi
72562 Newark, AR 10.1 mi
72564 Oil Trough, AR 10.7 mi
72165 Thida, AR 12.3 mi
72005 Amagon, AR 12.5 mi
72553 Magness, AR 13.3 mi
72524 Cord, AR 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72043?

72043 is in Diaz, Arkansas, in Jackson County. Its published point location is 35.6336, -91.2592.

What county is 72043 in?

72043 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 72043?

Diaz uses area codes 870 and 327, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72043 in?

72043 uses America/Chicago.

What ZIP codes are near 72043?

The closest are 72075 (2.9 mi), 72112 (4 mi), 72473 (8.8 mi), 72431 (10.1 mi) and 72562 (10.1 mi).

Is 72043 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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