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72136

ZIP 72136 is Romance, Arkansas, in White County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White
Metro area
Searcy, AR
Population
3,209
Coordinates
35.2402, -92.0303
☼ Live from 72136 — Romance, AR

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Where 72136 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72136
  • 🔢 Type 72136 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 71 × 127. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72135 (Roland, AR, 40 mi away) and 72137 (Rose Bud, AR, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72136 becomes 63127 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Louis, MO, 244 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13672 in Parishville, NY, 1,117 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯479 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72136 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 87.97°E — 1,325 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 49.7 square miles of land, 72136 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,209This ZIP3,209
Households901This ZIP901
Housing units1,062This ZIP1,062
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$78,328This ZIP$78,328Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$194,300This ZIP$194,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density64.5 / sq miThis ZIP64.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$2,535,000This ZIP$2,535,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$46,656,000This ZIP$46,656,000

Land area

Land area49.75 sq miThis ZIP49.75 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 72136

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ZIP codes near 72136

ZIPCityDistance
72111 Mount Vernon, AR 5.7 mi
72137 Rose Bud, AR 6.7 mi
72047 Enola, AR 10.2 mi
72045 El Paso, AR 10.5 mi
72012 Beebe, AR 11.3 mi
72102 Mc Rae, AR 13.2 mi
72173 Vilonia, AR 14.1 mi
72085 Letona, AR 14.4 mi
72131 Quitman, AR 14.5 mi
72543 Heber Springs, AR 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72136?

72136 is in Romance, Arkansas, in White County, part of the Searcy, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2402, -92.0303.

What county is 72136 in?

72136 lies in White County.

What area code is 72136?

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

What time zone is 72136 in?

72136 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72136?

About 3,209 people live in ZIP code 72136, in 901 households, at 64.5 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 72136?

$78,328 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72136?

The closest are 72111 (5.7 mi), 72137 (6.7 mi), 72047 (10.2 mi), 72045 (10.5 mi) and 72012 (11.3 mi).

Is 72136 a PO Box ZIP code?

72136 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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