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72359

ZIP 72359 is Madison, Arkansas, in St. Francis County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Francis
Metro area
Forrest City, AR
Population
154
Coordinates
35.0185, -90.7183
☼ Live from 72359 — Madison, AR

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Where 72359 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72359
  • 🔢 Type 72359 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSEZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,359 = 7 × 10337. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101010100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72358 (Luxora, AR, 71 mi away) and 72360 (Marianna, AR, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72359 becomes 95327 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jamestown, CA, 1,659 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27359, 27539, 27593, 27935, 27953, 29375, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97532 in Merlin, OR, 1,836 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯544 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72359 and you would come out at 35.02°S, 89.28°E — 1,383 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 0.739 square miles of land, 72359 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 358 football fields.
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People and housing

Population154This ZIP154
Households85This ZIP85
Housing units145This ZIP145
Median age57.3This ZIP57.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$23,802This ZIP$23,802Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median gross rent$281This ZIP$281Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Population density208.4 / sq miThis ZIP208.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 72359

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

ZIP codes near 72359

ZIPCityDistance
72335 Forrest City, AR 2.3 mi
72336 Forrest City, AR 4.1 mi
72322 Caldwell, AR 6.1 mi
72394 Widener, AR 6.8 mi
72341 Haynes, AR 10.1 mi
72326 Colt, AR 12.7 mi
72372 Palestine, AR 13.6 mi
72346 Heth, AR 13.9 mi
72396 Wynne, AR 15.9 mi
72320 Brickeys, AR 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72359?

72359 is in Madison, Arkansas, in St. Francis County, part of the Forrest City, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0185, -90.7183.

What county is 72359 in?

72359 lies in St. Francis County.

What area code is 72359?

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

What time zone is 72359 in?

72359 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72359?

About 154 people live in ZIP code 72359, in 85 households, at 208.4 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 72359?

$23,802 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72359?

The closest are 72335 (2.3 mi), 72336 (4.1 mi), 72322 (6.1 mi), 72394 (6.8 mi) and 72341 (10.1 mi).

Is 72359 a PO Box ZIP code?

72359 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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