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72122

ZIP 72122 is Paron, Arkansas, mostly in Saline County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Saline +1 more
Population
1,471
Coordinates
34.7698, -92.7803
☼ Live from 72122 — Paron, AR

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Where 72122 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72122
  • 🔢 Type 72122 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,122 = 2 × 36061. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72121 (Pangburn, AR, 74 mi away) and 72123 (Patterson, AR, 94 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72122 becomes 22127, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12227, 12722, 17222, 21227, 21722, 22172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12227 in Albany, NY, 1,158 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯473 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72122 and you would come out at 34.77°S, 87.22°E — 1,326 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 126.5 square miles of land, 72122 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 96 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,471This ZIP1,471
Households600This ZIP600
Housing units664This ZIP664
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median gross rent$487This ZIP$487Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees64This ZIP64
Annual payroll$3,073,000This ZIP$3,073,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$62,912,000This ZIP$62,912,000

Land area

Land area126.47 sq miThis ZIP126.47 sq mi
Water area1.88 sq miThis ZIP1.88 sq mi

Counties 72122 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saline County 89.8%
Pulaski County 10.2%

ZIP codes near 72122

ZIPCityDistance
72019 Benton, AR 10.5 mi
72158 Benton, AR 11.6 mi
72087 Lonsdale, AR 12.2 mi
72135 Roland, AR 13.2 mi
72126 Perryville, AR 14.0 mi
71910 Hot Springs Village, AR 14.1 mi
71909 Hot Springs Village, AR 14.8 mi
72002 Alexander, AR 15.4 mi
72210 Little Rock, AR 15.9 mi
72223 Little Rock, AR 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72122?

72122 is in Paron, Arkansas, in Saline County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7698, -92.7803.

What county is 72122 in?

72122 spans 2 counties: Saline County and Pulaski County. Most of it falls in Saline 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 72122?

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

What time zone is 72122 in?

72122 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72122?

About 1,471 people live in ZIP code 72122, in 600 households, at 11.6 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 72122?

The closest are 72019 (10.5 mi), 72158 (11.6 mi), 72087 (12.2 mi), 72135 (13.2 mi) and 72126 (14 mi).

Is 72122 a PO Box ZIP code?

72122 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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