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72106

ZIP 72106 is Mayflower, Arkansas, mostly in Faulkner County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Faulkner +1 more
Population
6,213
Coordinates
34.9739, -92.5258
☼ Live from 72106 — Mayflower, AR

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Where 72106 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72106
  • 🔢 Type 72106 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,106 = 2 × 31 × 1163. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72105 (Jones Mill, AR, 43 mi away) and 72107 (Menifee, AR, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72106 becomes 60127, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02671 in West Harwich, MA, 1,295 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯472 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72106 and you would come out at 34.97°S, 87.47°E — 1,323 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 52.4 square miles of land, 72106 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,213This ZIP6,213
Households2,292This ZIP2,292
Housing units2,631This ZIP2,631
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$65,800This ZIP$65,800Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$205,100This ZIP$205,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$877This ZIP$877Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density118.7 / sq miThis ZIP118.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees678This ZIP678
Annual payroll$28,710,000This ZIP$28,710,000
Tax returns filed2,270This ZIP2,270
Total adjusted gross income$151,875,000This ZIP$151,875,000

Land area

Land area52.36 sq miThis ZIP52.36 sq mi
Water area7.56 sq miThis ZIP7.56 sq mi

Counties 72106 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Faulkner County 98.2%
Pulaski County 1.8%

Other place names in 72106

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ZIP codes near 72106

ZIPCityDistance
72016 Bigelow, AR 6.0 mi
72034 Conway, AR 6.1 mi
72135 Roland, AR 7.4 mi
72035 Conway, AR 8.2 mi
72203 Little Rock, AR 9.9 mi
72070 Houston, AR 10.3 mi
72113 Maumelle, AR 10.7 mi
72032 Conway, AR 11.2 mi
72107 Menifee, AR 11.6 mi
72223 Little Rock, AR 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72106?

72106 is in Mayflower, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9739, -92.5258.

What county is 72106 in?

72106 spans 2 counties: Faulkner County and Pulaski County. Most of it falls in Faulkner County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 72106?

Mayflower uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72106 in?

72106 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72106?

About 6,213 people live in ZIP code 72106, in 2,292 households, at 118.7 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 72106?

$65,800 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72106?

The closest are 72016 (6 mi), 72034 (6.1 mi), 72135 (7.4 mi), 72035 (8.2 mi) and 72203 (9.9 mi).

Is 72106 a PO Box ZIP code?

72106 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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