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Where 72048 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 72048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100101110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72047 (Enola, AR, 93 mi away) and 72051 (Fox, AR, 128 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72048 becomes 84027 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fruitland, UT, 1,154 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04287 in Bowdoin, ME, 1,316 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯565 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72048 and you would come out at 34.23°S, 88.89°E — 1,412 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
- 📏 At 84.7 square miles of land, 72048 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 59This ZIP59 |
|---|---|
| Households | 29This ZIP29 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Median age | 52.7This ZIP52.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $268,500This ZIP$268,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.1%This ZIP5.1% |
| Population density | 0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 84.70 sq miThis ZIP84.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.77 sq miThis ZIP3.77 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72048
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72367 | Mellwood, AR | 6.2 mi |
72353 | Lambrook, AR | 9.4 mi |
72379 | Snow Lake, AR | 11.4 mi |
72140 | Saint Charles, AR | 11.6 mi |
72166 | Tichnor, AR | 12.5 mi |
72042 | De Witt, AR | 12.6 mi |
72333 | Elaine, AR | 13.8 mi |
72328 | Crumrod, AR | 14.6 mi |
72055 | Gillett, AR | 16.4 mi |
72389 | Wabash, AR | 16.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72048?
72048 is in Ethel, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. Its published point location is 34.2252, -91.1115.
What county is 72048 in?
72048 lies in Arkansas County.
What area code is 72048?
Ethel uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72048 in?
72048 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72048?
About 59 people live in ZIP code 72048, in 29 households, at 0.7 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 72048?
The closest are 72367 (6.2 mi), 72353 (9.4 mi), 72379 (11.4 mi), 72140 (11.6 mi) and 72166 (12.5 mi).
Is 72048 a PO Box ZIP code?
72048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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