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Where 72055 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 72055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,055 = 5 × 14411. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100101110111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72053 (College Station, AR, 65 mi away) and 72057 (Grapevine, AR, 56 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72055 becomes 55027 — and that is a real ZIP code: Goodhue, MN, 715 miles away.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02557, 02575, 05257, 20557, 20575, 20755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02557 in Oak Bluffs, MA, 1,240 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
- 🎯562 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72055 and you would come out at 34.10°S, 88.65°E — 1,411 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 53m.
- 📏 At 93.7 square miles of land, 72055 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 472This ZIP472 |
|---|---|
| Households | 199This ZIP199 |
| Housing units | 332This ZIP332 |
| Median age | 49.0This ZIP49.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $67,708This ZIP$67,708Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $100,000This ZIP$100,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.7%This ZIP25.7% |
| Mean commute | 22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min |
| Population density | 5.0 / sq miThis ZIP5.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 105This ZIP105 |
| Annual payroll | $6,226,000This ZIP$6,226,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 310This ZIP310 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $19,177,000This ZIP$19,177,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 93.72 sq miThis ZIP93.72 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.67 sq miThis ZIP7.67 sq mi |
Other place names in 72055
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72055
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72133 | Reydell, AR | 7.4 mi |
72166 | Tichnor, AR | 7.8 mi |
72042 | De Witt, AR | 12.3 mi |
71643 | Gould, AR | 13.9 mi |
72328 | Crumrod, AR | 15.2 mi |
72048 | Ethel, AR | 16.4 mi |
72379 | Snow Lake, AR | 17.6 mi |
71639 | Dumas, AR | 18.0 mi |
72003 | Almyra, AR | 19.7 mi |
72367 | Mellwood, AR | 20.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72055?
72055 is in Gillett, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. Its published point location is 34.0987, -91.3542.
What county is 72055 in?
72055 lies in Arkansas County.
What area code is 72055?
Gillett uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72055 in?
72055 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72055?
About 472 people live in ZIP code 72055, in 199 households, at 5.0 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 72055?
$67,708 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72055?
The closest are 72133 (7.4 mi), 72166 (7.8 mi), 72042 (12.3 mi), 71643 (13.9 mi) and 72328 (15.2 mi).
Is 72055 a PO Box ZIP code?
72055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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