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72111

ZIP 72111 is Mount Vernon, Arkansas, mostly in Faulkner County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Faulkner +1 more
Population
1,283
Coordinates
35.2386, -92.1313
☼ Live from 72111 — Mount Vernon, AR

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Where 72111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72111
  • 🔢 Type 72111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,111 = 3 × 13 × 43 × 43. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72110 (Morrilton, AR, 37 mi away) and 72112 (Newport, AR, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72111 becomes 11127, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11217, 11721, 12117, 17112, 17121, 17211, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12117 in Mayfield, NY, 1,099 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯475 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72111 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 87.87°E — 1,322 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 57.3 square miles of land, 72111 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,283This ZIP1,283
Households498This ZIP498
Housing units511This ZIP511
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$52,059This ZIP$52,059Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$178,700This ZIP$178,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,113This ZIP$1,113Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density22.4 / sq miThis ZIP22.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees137This ZIP137
Annual payroll$28,518,000This ZIP$28,518,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$39,276,000This ZIP$39,276,000

Land area

Land area57.27 sq miThis ZIP57.27 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 72111 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Faulkner County 72.6%
White County 27.4%

Other place names in 72111

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 72111

ZIPCityDistance
72047 Enola, AR 4.5 mi
72136 Romance, AR 5.7 mi
72137 Rose Bud, AR 8.4 mi
72045 El Paso, AR 10.5 mi
72173 Vilonia, AR 10.6 mi
72061 Guy, AR 10.7 mi
72131 Quitman, AR 11.9 mi
72058 Greenbrier, AR 13.7 mi
72012 Beebe, AR 14.9 mi
72033 Conway, AR 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72111?

72111 is in Mount Vernon, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2386, -92.1313.

What county is 72111 in?

72111 spans 2 counties: Faulkner County and White 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 72111?

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

What time zone is 72111 in?

72111 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72111?

About 1,283 people live in ZIP code 72111, in 498 households, at 22.4 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 72111?

$52,059 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72111?

The closest are 72047 (4.5 mi), 72136 (5.7 mi), 72137 (8.4 mi), 72045 (10.5 mi) and 72173 (10.6 mi).

Is 72111 a PO Box ZIP code?

72111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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