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Where 72379 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 72379 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLEZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 72379 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101010111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72377 (Rivervale, AR, 118 mi away) and 72383 (Turner, AR, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72379 becomes 97327 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brownsville, OR, 1,835 miles away.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27379, 27937, 27973, 29377, 32779, 37729, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97327 in Brownsville, OR, 1,835 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯575 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72379 and you would come out at 34.07°S, 88.95°E — 1,423 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
- 📏 At 52.6 square miles of land, 72379 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 34This ZIP34 |
|---|---|
| Households | 34This ZIP34 |
| Housing units | 65This ZIP65 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 52.62 sq miThis ZIP52.62 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.38 sq miThis ZIP1.38 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72379
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72328 | Crumrod, AR | 5.2 mi |
72367 | Mellwood, AR | 8.2 mi |
38746 | Gunnison, MS | 9.2 mi |
72166 | Tichnor, AR | 9.9 mi |
72048 | Ethel, AR | 11.4 mi |
38740 | Duncan, MS | 14.0 mi |
38767 | Rena Lara, MS | 14.5 mi |
38720 | Alligator, MS | 15.2 mi |
38769 | Rosedale, MS | 16.2 mi |
72055 | Gillett, AR | 17.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72379?
72379 is in Snow Lake, Arkansas, in Desha County. Its published point location is 34.0690, -91.0488.
What county is 72379 in?
72379 lies in Desha County.
What area code is 72379?
Snow Lake uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72379 in?
72379 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72379?
About 34 people live in ZIP code 72379, in 34 households, at 0.6 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 72379?
The closest are 72328 (5.2 mi), 72367 (8.2 mi), 38746 (9.2 mi), 72166 (9.9 mi) and 72048 (11.4 mi).
Is 72379 a PO Box ZIP code?
72379 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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