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72414

ZIP 72414 is Black Oak, Arkansas, in Craighead County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Craighead
Metro area
Jonesboro, AR
Population
227
Coordinates
35.8351, -90.3700
☼ Live from 72414 — Black Oak, AR

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Where 72414 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72414
  • 🔢 Type 72414 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,414 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 149. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72413 (Biggers, AR, 41 mi away) and 72415 (Black Rock, AR, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72414 becomes 41427, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12474, 14427, 14472, 14724, 14742, 17244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12474 in Roxbury, NY, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯526 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72414 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 89.63°E — 1,351 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 17.1 square miles of land, 72414 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population227This ZIP227
Households100This ZIP100
Housing units115This ZIP115
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$60,833This ZIP$60,833Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$92,500This ZIP$92,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%This ZIP45.5%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density13.3 / sq miThis ZIP13.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$1,108,000This ZIP$1,108,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$9,439,000This ZIP$9,439,000

Land area

Land area17.09 sq miThis ZIP17.09 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 72414

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ZIP codes near 72414

ZIPCityDistance
72437 Lake City, AR 4.8 mi
72447 Monette, AR 5.6 mi
72419 Caraway, AR 6.8 mi
72442 Manila, AR 10.3 mi
72417 Brookland, AR 10.7 mi
72428 Etowah, AR 10.8 mi
72438 Leachville, AR 10.9 mi
72377 Rivervale, AR 11.2 mi
72401 Jonesboro, AR 11.7 mi
72391 West Ridge, AR 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72414?

72414 is in Black Oak, Arkansas, in Craighead County, part of the Jonesboro, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8351, -90.3700.

What county is 72414 in?

72414 lies in Craighead County.

What area code is 72414?

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

What time zone is 72414 in?

72414 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72414?

About 227 people live in ZIP code 72414, in 100 households, at 13.3 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 72414?

$60,833 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72414?

The closest are 72437 (4.8 mi), 72447 (5.6 mi), 72419 (6.8 mi), 72442 (10.3 mi) and 72417 (10.7 mi).

Is 72414 a PO Box ZIP code?

72414 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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