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72173

ZIP 72173 is Vilonia, Arkansas, in Faulkner County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Faulkner
Population
9,990
Coordinates
35.1001, -92.2111
☼ Live from 72173 — Vilonia, AR

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Where 72173 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72173
  • 🔢 Type 72173 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72173 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72170 (Ulm, AR, 58 mi away) and 72175 (Wabbaseka, AR, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72173 becomes 37127 — and that is a real ZIP code: Murfreesboro, TN, 334 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, 1,040 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯478 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72173 and you would come out at 35.10°S, 87.79°E — 1,327 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 94.9 square miles of land, 72173 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,990This ZIP9,990
Households3,431This ZIP3,431
Housing units3,793This ZIP3,793
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$74,600This ZIP$74,600Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$230,100This ZIP$230,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,272This ZIP$1,272Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density105.2 / sq miThis ZIP105.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees786This ZIP786
Annual payroll$29,264,000This ZIP$29,264,000
Tax returns filed4,320This ZIP4,320
Total adjusted gross income$305,934,000This ZIP$305,934,000

Land area

Land area94.93 sq miThis ZIP94.93 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 72173

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ZIP codes near 72173

ZIPCityDistance
72045 El Paso, AR 7.6 mi
72033 Conway, AR 8.1 mi
72047 Enola, AR 8.8 mi
72032 Conway, AR 8.9 mi
72111 Mount Vernon, AR 10.6 mi
72023 Cabot, AR 12.6 mi
72076 Jacksonville, AR 13.6 mi
72058 Greenbrier, AR 13.6 mi
72120 Sherwood, AR 13.8 mi
72181 Wooster, AR 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72173?

72173 is in Vilonia, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1001, -92.2111.

What county is 72173 in?

72173 lies in Faulkner County.

What area code is 72173?

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

What time zone is 72173 in?

72173 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72173?

About 9,990 people live in ZIP code 72173, in 3,431 households, at 105.2 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 72173?

$74,600 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72173?

The closest are 72045 (7.6 mi), 72033 (8.1 mi), 72047 (8.8 mi), 72032 (8.9 mi) and 72111 (10.6 mi).

Is 72173 a PO Box ZIP code?

72173 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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