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Where 72123 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 72123 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,123 = 3 × 29 × 829. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100110111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72122 (Paron, AR, 94 mi away) and 72124 (North Little Rock, AR, 74 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72123 becomes 32127 — and that is a real ZIP code: Port Orange, FL, 735 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12237, 12723, 12732, 17223, 17232, 17322, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12237 in Albany, NY, 1,066 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯511 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72123 and you would come out at 35.26°S, 88.76°E — 1,351 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 1.0 square miles of land, 72123 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 507 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 364This ZIP364 |
|---|---|
| Households | 139This ZIP139 |
| Housing units | 179This ZIP179 |
| Median age | 39.7This ZIP39.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,250This ZIP$42,250Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $656This ZIP$656Arkansas$947US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.6%This ZIP3.6% |
| Mean commute | 20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min |
| Population density | 347.3 / sq miThis ZIP347.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 19This ZIP19 |
| Annual payroll | $1,172,000This ZIP$1,172,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72123
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72123
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72101 | Mc Crory, AR | 5.3 mi |
72006 | Augusta, AR | 7.0 mi |
72059 | Gregory, AR | 9.3 mi |
72169 | Tupelo, AR | 9.5 mi |
72014 | Beedeville, AR | 13.8 mi |
72074 | Hunter, AR | 15.2 mi |
72347 | Hickory Ridge, AR | 16.2 mi |
72010 | Bald Knob, AR | 16.6 mi |
72139 | Russell, AR | 17.0 mi |
72036 | Cotton Plant, AR | 17.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72123?
72123 is in Patterson, Arkansas, in Woodruff County. Its published point location is 35.2578, -91.2367.
What county is 72123 in?
72123 lies in Woodruff County.
What area code is 72123?
Patterson uses area codes 870 and 327, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72123 in?
72123 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72123?
About 364 people live in ZIP code 72123, in 139 households, at 347.3 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 72123?
$42,250 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72123?
The closest are 72101 (5.3 mi), 72006 (7 mi), 72059 (9.3 mi), 72169 (9.5 mi) and 72014 (13.8 mi).
Is 72123 a PO Box ZIP code?
72123 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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