72066
ZIP 72066 is Hickory Plains, Arkansas, in Prairie County; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Prairie
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 259
- Coordinates
- 34.9785, -91.7167
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Where 72066 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 72066 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,066 = 2 × 3 × 12011. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100110000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72065 (Hensley, AR, 45 mi away) and 72067 (Higden, AR, 48 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72066 becomes 66027 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Leavenworth, KS, 350 miles away.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02667, 02766, 06267, 06726, 06762, 07626, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02667 in Wellfleet, MA, 1,264 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
- 🎯504 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72066 and you would come out at 34.98°S, 88.28°E — 1,350 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
- 📏 At 17.2 square miles of land, 72066 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 259This ZIP259 |
|---|---|
| Households | 100This ZIP100 |
| Housing units | 100This ZIP100 |
| Median age | 64.0This ZIP64.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $157,000This ZIP$157,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.2%This ZIP8.2% |
| Population density | 15.0 / sq miThis ZIP15.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 17.25 sq miThis ZIP17.25 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72066
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72176 | Ward, AR | 7.7 mi |
72040 | Des Arc, AR | 10.4 mi |
72060 | Griffithville, AR | 10.7 mi |
72068 | Higginson, AR | 11.4 mi |
72052 | Garner, AR | 11.9 mi |
72102 | Mc Rae, AR | 13.0 mi |
72064 | Hazen, AR | 13.7 mi |
72012 | Beebe, AR | 14.7 mi |
72007 | Austin, AR | 14.9 mi |
72024 | Carlisle, AR | 15.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72066?
72066 is in Hickory Plains, Arkansas, in Prairie County. Its published point location is 34.9785, -91.7167.
What county is 72066 in?
72066 lies in Prairie County.
What time zone is 72066 in?
72066 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72066?
About 259 people live in ZIP code 72066, in 100 households, at 15.0 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 72066?
The closest are 72176 (7.7 mi), 72040 (10.4 mi), 72060 (10.7 mi), 72068 (11.4 mi) and 72052 (11.9 mi).
Is 72066 a PO Box ZIP code?
72066 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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