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72372

ZIP 72372 is Palestine, Arkansas, mostly in St. Francis County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Francis +1 more
Metro area
Forrest City, AR
Population
1,604
Coordinates
34.9676, -90.9506
☼ Live from 72372 — Palestine, AR

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Where 72372 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72372
  • 🔢 Type 72372 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLEZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,372 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 37 × 163. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72370 (Osceola, AR, 70 mi away) and 72373 (Parkin, AR, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72372 becomes 27327, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22737, 27237, 32277, 32727, 32772, 37227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22737 in Rixeyville, VA, 758 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯536 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72372 and you would come out at 34.97°S, 89.05°E — 1,377 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 123.3 square miles of land, 72372 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,604This ZIP1,604
Households636This ZIP636
Housing units763This ZIP763
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$43,611This ZIP$43,611Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$90,300This ZIP$90,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$805This ZIP$805Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees182This ZIP182
Annual payroll$6,051,000This ZIP$6,051,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$36,507,000This ZIP$36,507,000

Land area

Land area123.34 sq miThis ZIP123.34 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 72372 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Francis County 79.9%
Lee County 20.1%

Other place names in 72372

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ZIP codes near 72372

ZIPCityDistance
72340 Goodwin, AR 5.0 mi
72392 Wheatley, AR 8.5 mi
72336 Forrest City, AR 9.5 mi
72326 Colt, AR 10.6 mi
72322 Caldwell, AR 10.7 mi
72074 Hunter, AR 11.1 mi
72368 Moro, AR 11.6 mi
72335 Forrest City, AR 11.7 mi
72341 Haynes, AR 12.0 mi
72359 Madison, AR 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72372?

72372 is in Palestine, Arkansas, in St. Francis County, part of the Forrest City, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9676, -90.9506.

What county is 72372 in?

72372 spans 2 counties: St. Francis County and Lee County. Most of it falls in St. Francis 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 72372?

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

What time zone is 72372 in?

72372 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72372?

About 1,604 people live in ZIP code 72372, in 636 households, at 13.0 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 72372?

$43,611 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72372?

The closest are 72340 (5 mi), 72392 (8.5 mi), 72336 (9.5 mi), 72326 (10.6 mi) and 72322 (10.7 mi).

Is 72372 a PO Box ZIP code?

72372 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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