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72137

ZIP 72137 is Rose Bud, Arkansas, mostly in White County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White +1 more
Metro area
Searcy, AR
Population
2,267
Coordinates
35.3363, -92.0422
☼ Live from 72137 — Rose Bud, AR

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Where 72137 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72137
  • 🔢 Type 72137 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,137 = 13 × 31 × 179. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72136 (Romance, AR, 7 mi away) and 72139 (Russell, AR, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72137 becomes 73127 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oklahoma City, OK, 316 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12737, 17237, 17327, 17372, 17723, 21737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12737 in Glen Spey, NY, 1,024 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯474 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72137 and you would come out at 35.34°S, 87.96°E — 1,319 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 67.5 square miles of land, 72137 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,267This ZIP2,267
Households913This ZIP913
Housing units985This ZIP985
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$52,612This ZIP$52,612Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$164,800This ZIP$164,800Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density33.6 / sq miThis ZIP33.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees200This ZIP200
Annual payroll$7,106,000This ZIP$7,106,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$56,492,000This ZIP$56,492,000

Land area

Land area67.49 sq miThis ZIP67.49 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 72137 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
White County 77.1%
Cleburne County 22.9%

Other place names in 72137

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ZIP codes near 72137

ZIPCityDistance
72136 Romance, AR 6.7 mi
72111 Mount Vernon, AR 8.4 mi
72543 Heber Springs, AR 8.9 mi
72131 Quitman, AR 9.6 mi
72047 Enola, AR 12.1 mi
72085 Letona, AR 12.3 mi
72545 Heber Springs, AR 13.8 mi
72061 Guy, AR 14.0 mi
72179 Wilburn, AR 14.9 mi
72581 Tumbling Shoals, AR 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72137?

72137 is in Rose Bud, Arkansas, in White County, part of the Searcy, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3363, -92.0422.

What county is 72137 in?

72137 spans 2 counties: White County and Cleburne County. Most of it falls in White 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 72137?

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

What time zone is 72137 in?

72137 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72137?

About 2,267 people live in ZIP code 72137, in 913 households, at 33.6 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 72137?

$52,612 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72137?

The closest are 72136 (6.7 mi), 72111 (8.4 mi), 72543 (8.9 mi), 72131 (9.6 mi) and 72047 (12.1 mi).

Is 72137 a PO Box ZIP code?

72137 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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