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72301

ZIP 72301 is in West Memphis, Arkansas, in Crittenden County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time. West Memphis has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 72303.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crittenden
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
23,959
Coordinates
35.1343, -90.1793
☼ Live from 72301 — West Memphis, AR

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Where 72301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72301
  • 🔢 Type 72301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,301 = 17 × 4253. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72295 (Little Rock, AR, 128 mi away) and 72303 (West Memphis, AR, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72301 becomes 10327, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01237, 02137, 02713, 03217, 10273, 12037, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03217 in Ashland, NH, 1,150 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯563 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72301 and you would come out at 35.13°S, 89.82°E — 1,396 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 28.5 square miles of land, 72301 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,959This ZIP23,959
Households9,393This ZIP9,393
Housing units11,169This ZIP11,169
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$42,859This ZIP$42,859Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$120,100This ZIP$120,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$871This ZIP$871Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density840.3 / sq miThis ZIP840.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments528This ZIP528
Employees9,872This ZIP9,872
Annual payroll$428,639,000This ZIP$428,639,000
Tax returns filed9,390This ZIP9,390
Total adjusted gross income$418,660,000This ZIP$418,660,000

Land area

Land area28.51 sq miThis ZIP28.51 sq mi
Water area5.24 sq miThis ZIP5.24 sq mi

Other place names in 72301

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 72301

ZIPCityDistance
72303 West Memphis, AR 0.9 mi
38113 Memphis, TN 3.0 mi
72364 Marion, AR 5.5 mi
38109 Memphis, TN 6.8 mi
38103 Memphis, TN 7.1 mi
72332 Edmondson, AR 7.3 mi
38101 Memphis, TN 7.4 mi
38148 Memphis, TN 7.4 mi
38150 Memphis, TN 7.4 mi
38159 Memphis, TN 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72301?

72301 is in West Memphis, Arkansas, in Crittenden County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1343, -90.1793.

What county is 72301 in?

72301 lies in Crittenden County.

What area code is 72301?

West Memphis uses area codes 870 and 327, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72301 in?

72301 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72301?

About 23,959 people live in ZIP code 72301, in 9,393 households, at 840.3 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 72301?

$42,859 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72301?

The closest are 72303 (0.9 mi), 38113 (3 mi), 72364 (5.5 mi), 38109 (6.8 mi) and 38103 (7.1 mi).

Is 72301 a PO Box ZIP code?

72301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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