72053
ZIP 72053 is College Station, Arkansas, in Pulaski County; area code 501; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Pulaski
- Metro area
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Population
- 21
- Coordinates
- 34.7005, -92.2284
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Where 72053 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 72053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 72053 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100101110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72052 (Garner, AR, 40 mi away) and 72055 (Gillett, AR, 65 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72053 becomes 35027, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02537 in East Sandwich, MA, 1,274 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
- 🎯497 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72053 and you would come out at 34.70°S, 87.77°E — 1,348 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 0.585 square miles of land, 72053 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 283 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 21This ZIP21 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11This ZIP11 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 35.9 / sq miThis ZIP35.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 25This ZIP25 |
| Annual payroll | $629,000This ZIP$629,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72053
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72053
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72164 | Sweet Home, AR | 1.1 mi |
72202 | Little Rock, AR | 2.8 mi |
72214 | Little Rock, AR | 4.3 mi |
72201 | Little Rock, AR | 4.4 mi |
72255 | Little Rock, AR | 4.7 mi |
72114 | North Little Rock, AR | 4.8 mi |
72206 | Little Rock, AR | 4.9 mi |
72115 | North Little Rock, AR | 5.2 mi |
72209 | Little Rock, AR | 6.5 mi |
72260 | Little Rock, AR | 6.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72053?
72053 is in College Station, Arkansas, in Pulaski County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7005, -92.2284.
What county is 72053 in?
72053 lies in Pulaski County.
What area code is 72053?
College Station uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72053 in?
72053 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72053?
About 21 people live in ZIP code 72053, in 11 households, at 35.9 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 72053?
The closest are 72164 (1.1 mi), 72202 (2.8 mi), 72214 (4.3 mi), 72201 (4.4 mi) and 72255 (4.7 mi).
Is 72053 a PO Box ZIP code?
72053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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