72178
ZIP 72178 is West Point, Arkansas, in White County; area code 501; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- White
- Metro area
- Searcy, AR
- Population
- 44
- Coordinates
- 35.2038, -91.6127
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Where 72178 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 72178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,178 = 2 × 151 × 239. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100111110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72176 (Ward, AR, 20 mi away) and 72179 (Wilburn, AR, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72178 becomes 87127, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12778, 12787, 17728, 17827, 17872, 21778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12787 in White Sulphur Springs, NY, 1,012 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
- 🎯498 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72178 and you would come out at 35.20°S, 88.39°E — 1,341 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 0.202 square miles of land, 72178 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 98 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 44This ZIP44 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17This ZIP17 |
| Housing units | 35This ZIP35 |
| Median age | 58.7This ZIP58.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $72,100This ZIP$72,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 217.8 / sq miThis ZIP217.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72178
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72178
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72082 | Kensett, AR | 4.0 mi |
72143 | Searcy, AR | 7.2 mi |
72149 | Searcy, AR | 7.3 mi |
72068 | Higginson, AR | 7.4 mi |
72145 | Searcy, AR | 8.5 mi |
72010 | Bald Knob, AR | 9.0 mi |
72060 | Griffithville, AR | 9.1 mi |
72052 | Garner, AR | 10.3 mi |
72139 | Russell, AR | 12.4 mi |
72081 | Judsonia, AR | 12.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72178?
72178 is in West Point, Arkansas, in White County, part of the Searcy, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2038, -91.6127.
What county is 72178 in?
72178 lies in White County.
What area code is 72178?
West Point uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72178 in?
72178 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72178?
About 44 people live in ZIP code 72178, in 17 households, at 217.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 72178?
The closest are 72082 (4 mi), 72143 (7.2 mi), 72149 (7.3 mi), 72068 (7.4 mi) and 72145 (8.5 mi).
Is 72178 a PO Box ZIP code?
72178 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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