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72338

ZIP 72338 is Frenchmans Bayou, Arkansas, mostly in Tipton County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tipton +1 more
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
8
Coordinates
35.4320, -90.1422
☼ Live from 72338 — Frenchmans Bayou, AR

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Where 72338 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72338
  • 🔢 Type 72338 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEEZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,338 = 2 × 7 × 5167. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72336 (Forrest City, AR, 47 mi away) and 72339 (Gilmore, AR, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72338 becomes 83327 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fairfield, ID, 1,420 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23837, 23873, 27833, 28337, 28373, 28733, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83732 in Boise, ID, 1,491 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯552 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72338 and you would come out at 35.43°S, 89.86°E — 1,381 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 35.1 square miles of land, 72338 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8This ZIP8
Households2This ZIP2
Housing units2This ZIP2
Median age57.3This ZIP57.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area35.06 sq miThis ZIP35.06 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq miThis ZIP1.13 sq mi

Counties 72338 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tipton County 66.3%
Mississippi County 33.7%

ZIP codes near 72338

ZIPCityDistance
72350 Joiner, AR 4.7 mi
72384 Turrell, AR 5.8 mi
72313 Bassett, AR 6.8 mi
72339 Gilmore, AR 7.0 mi
72325 Clarkedale, AR 9.4 mi
38023 Drummonds, TN 10.4 mi
72330 Dyess, AR 11.5 mi
72395 Wilson, AR 12.9 mi
72386 Tyronza, AR 13.0 mi
38053 Millington, TN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72338?

72338 is in Frenchmans Bayou, Arkansas, in Tipton County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4320, -90.1422.

What county is 72338 in?

72338 spans 2 counties: Tipton County and Mississippi County. Most of it falls in Tipton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 72338?

Frenchmans Bayou uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72338 in?

72338 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72338?

About 8 people live in ZIP code 72338, in 2 households, at 0.2 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 72338?

The closest are 72350 (4.7 mi), 72384 (5.8 mi), 72313 (6.8 mi), 72339 (7 mi) and 72325 (9.4 mi).

Is 72338 a PO Box ZIP code?

72338 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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