72182
ZIP 72182 is Wright, Arkansas, in Jefferson County; area code 501; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Jefferson
- Metro area
- Pine Bluff, AR
- Population
- 23
- Coordinates
- 34.4311, -92.0921
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Where 72182 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 72182 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,182 = 2 × 11 × 17 × 193. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001100111110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72181 (Wooster, AR, 54 mi away) and 72183 (Wrightsville, AR, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72182 becomes 28127 — and that is a real ZIP code: New London, NC, 679 miles away.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12872 in Severance, NY, 1,177 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
- 🎯516 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72182 and you would come out at 34.43°S, 87.91°E — 1,368 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
- 📏 At 4.4 square miles of land, 72182 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Households | 20This ZIP20 |
| Housing units | 52This ZIP52 |
| Median age | 57.3This ZIP57.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.0%This ZIP13.0% |
| Population density | 5.2 / sq miThis ZIP5.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.41 sq miThis ZIP4.41 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72182
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72132 | Redfield, AR | 5.5 mi |
72079 | Jefferson, AR | 6.5 mi |
72168 | Tucker, AR | 7.2 mi |
72152 | Sherrill, AR | 8.3 mi |
72180 | Woodson, AR | 9.8 mi |
71612 | White Hall, AR | 10.9 mi |
71602 | White Hall, AR | 11.0 mi |
72046 | England, AR | 12.3 mi |
72083 | Keo, AR | 12.9 mi |
72183 | Wrightsville, AR | 13.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72182?
72182 is in Wright, Arkansas, in Jefferson County, part of the Pine Bluff, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4311, -92.0921.
What county is 72182 in?
72182 lies in Jefferson County.
What area code is 72182?
Wright uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72182 in?
72182 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72182?
About 23 people live in ZIP code 72182, in 20 households, at 5.2 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 72182?
The closest are 72132 (5.5 mi), 72079 (6.5 mi), 72168 (7.2 mi), 72152 (8.3 mi) and 72180 (9.8 mi).
Is 72182 a PO Box ZIP code?
72182 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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