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72142

ZIP 72142 is Scott, Arkansas, mostly in Lonoke County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lonoke +1 more
Population
2,557
Coordinates
34.6737, -92.0739
☼ Live from 72142 — Scott, AR

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Where 72142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72142
  • 🔢 Type 72142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,142 = 2 × 7 × 5153. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72141 (Scotland, AR, 68 mi away) and 72143 (Searcy, AR, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72142 becomes 24127 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Castle, VA, 689 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12247 in Albany, NY, 1,128 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯505 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72142 and you would come out at 34.67°S, 87.93°E — 1,355 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 50m.
  • 📏 At 105.5 square miles of land, 72142 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,557This ZIP2,557
Households1,085This ZIP1,085
Housing units1,306This ZIP1,306
Median age58.1This ZIP58.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$62,863This ZIP$62,863Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$196,900This ZIP$196,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$991This ZIP$991Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%This ZIP8.9%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density24.2 / sq miThis ZIP24.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees236This ZIP236
Annual payroll$12,022,000This ZIP$12,022,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$98,238,000This ZIP$98,238,000

Land area

Land area105.46 sq miThis ZIP105.46 sq mi
Water area11.16 sq miThis ZIP11.16 sq mi

Counties 72142 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lonoke County 62.7%
Pulaski County 37.3%

Other place names in 72142

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ZIP codes near 72142

ZIPCityDistance
72083 Keo, AR 5.9 mi
72117 North Little Rock, AR 8.3 mi
72183 Wrightsville, AR 8.4 mi
72053 College Station, AR 9.0 mi
72164 Sweet Home, AR 9.5 mi
72206 Little Rock, AR 10.6 mi
72214 Little Rock, AR 10.7 mi
72202 Little Rock, AR 10.8 mi
72046 England, AR 10.9 mi
72231 Little Rock, AR 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72142?

72142 is in Scott, Arkansas, in Lonoke County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6737, -92.0739.

What county is 72142 in?

72142 spans 2 counties: Lonoke County and Pulaski County. Most of it falls in Lonoke 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 72142?

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

What time zone is 72142 in?

72142 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72142?

About 2,557 people live in ZIP code 72142, in 1,085 households, at 24.2 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 72142?

$62,863 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72142?

The closest are 72083 (5.9 mi), 72117 (8.3 mi), 72183 (8.4 mi), 72053 (9 mi) and 72164 (9.5 mi).

Is 72142 a PO Box ZIP code?

72142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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