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Where 72169 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 72169 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 72169 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100111101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72168 (Tucker, AR, 78 mi away) and 72170 (Ulm, AR, 58 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72169 becomes 96127 — and that is a real ZIP code: Susanville, CA, 1,633 miles away.
- 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,867 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯505 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72169 and you would come out at 35.39°S, 88.77°E — 1,344 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 10.8 square miles of land, 72169 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 93This ZIP93 |
|---|---|
| Households | 31This ZIP31 |
| Housing units | 71This ZIP71 |
| Median age | 33.6This ZIP33.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $153,036This ZIP$153,036Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $82,900This ZIP$82,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min |
| Population density | 8.6 / sq miThis ZIP8.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10.78 sq miThis ZIP10.78 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72169
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72169
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72014 | Beedeville, AR | 6.9 mi |
72123 | Patterson, AR | 9.5 mi |
72101 | Mc Crory, AR | 12.3 mi |
72006 | Augusta, AR | 12.8 mi |
72112 | Newport, AR | 12.9 mi |
72005 | Amagon, AR | 13.2 mi |
72347 | Hickory Ridge, AR | 13.2 mi |
72020 | Bradford, AR | 14.7 mi |
72139 | Russell, AR | 16.1 mi |
72043 | Diaz, AR | 16.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72169?
72169 is in Tupelo, Arkansas, in Jackson County. Its published point location is 35.3945, -91.2269.
What county is 72169 in?
72169 lies in Jackson County.
What area code is 72169?
Tupelo uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72169 in?
72169 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72169?
About 93 people live in ZIP code 72169, in 31 households, at 8.6 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 72169?
$153,036 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72169?
The closest are 72014 (6.9 mi), 72123 (9.5 mi), 72101 (12.3 mi), 72006 (12.8 mi) and 72112 (12.9 mi).
Is 72169 a PO Box ZIP code?
72169 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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