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72126

ZIP 72126 is Perryville, Arkansas, mostly in Perry County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Perry +1 more
Population
3,241
Coordinates
34.9431, -92.9086
☼ Live from 72126 — Perryville, AR

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Where 72126 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72126
  • 🔢 Type 72126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,126 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 4007. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72125 (Perry, AR, 11 mi away) and 72127 (Plumerville, AR, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72126 becomes 62127, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12726, 12762, 17262, 17622, 21627, 21672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12762 in Mongaup Valley, NY, 1,084 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯459 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72126 and you would come out at 34.94°S, 87.09°E — 1,312 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 203.3 square miles of land, 72126 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,241This ZIP3,241
Households1,440This ZIP1,440
Housing units1,836This ZIP1,836
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$55,662This ZIP$55,662Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$132,500This ZIP$132,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$631This ZIP$631Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density15.9 / sq miThis ZIP15.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees480This ZIP480
Annual payroll$16,571,000This ZIP$16,571,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$87,028,000This ZIP$87,028,000

Land area

Land area203.35 sq miThis ZIP203.35 sq mi
Water area3.13 sq miThis ZIP3.13 sq mi

Counties 72126 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Perry County 95.5%
Pulaski County 4.5%

Other place names in 72126

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ZIP codes near 72126

ZIPCityDistance
72001 Adona, AR 8.1 mi
72025 Casa, AR 9.1 mi
72125 Perry, AR 10.8 mi
72070 Houston, AR 12.8 mi
72122 Paron, AR 14.0 mi
72016 Bigelow, AR 15.9 mi
72110 Morrilton, AR 16.5 mi
72135 Roland, AR 18.6 mi
72829 Centerville, AR 18.7 mi
72853 Ola, AR 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72126?

72126 is in Perryville, Arkansas, in Perry County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9431, -92.9086.

What county is 72126 in?

72126 spans 2 counties: Perry County and Pulaski County. Most of it falls in Perry 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 72126?

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

What time zone is 72126 in?

72126 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72126?

About 3,241 people live in ZIP code 72126, in 1,440 households, at 15.9 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 72126?

$55,662 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72126?

The closest are 72001 (8.1 mi), 72025 (9.1 mi), 72125 (10.8 mi), 72070 (12.8 mi) and 72122 (14 mi).

Is 72126 a PO Box ZIP code?

72126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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