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72421

ZIP 72421 is Cash, Arkansas, mostly in Craighead County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Craighead +1 more
Metro area
Jonesboro, AR
Population
618
Coordinates
35.7788, -90.9789
☼ Live from 72421 — Cash, AR

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Where 72421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72421
  • 🔢 Type 72421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72421 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72419 (Caraway, AR, 35 mi away) and 72422 (Corning, AR, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72421 becomes 12427 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elka Park, NY, 1,004 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12247 in Albany, NY, 1,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯500 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72421 and you would come out at 35.78°S, 89.02°E — 1,333 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 44m.
  • 📏 At 80.4 square miles of land, 72421 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population618This ZIP618
Households212This ZIP212
Housing units266This ZIP266
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$41,310This ZIP$41,310Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$90,000This ZIP$90,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density7.7 / sq miThis ZIP7.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$5,279,000This ZIP$5,279,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$8,854,000This ZIP$8,854,000

Land area

Land area80.44 sq miThis ZIP80.44 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Counties 72421 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Craighead County 92.3%
Poinsett County 7.7%

Other place names in 72421

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ZIP codes near 72421

ZIPCityDistance
72427 Egypt, AR 6.4 mi
72471 Swifton, AR 8.6 mi
72404 Jonesboro, AR 10.9 mi
72479 Weiner, AR 11.1 mi
72473 Tuckerman, AR 11.1 mi
72431 Grubbs, AR 11.6 mi
72410 Alicia, AR 13.4 mi
72465 Sedgwick, AR 13.6 mi
72445 Minturn, AR 14.0 mi
72475 Waldenburg, AR 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72421?

72421 is in Cash, Arkansas, in Craighead County, part of the Jonesboro, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7788, -90.9789.

What county is 72421 in?

72421 spans 2 counties: Craighead County and Poinsett County. Most of it falls in Craighead 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 72421?

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

What time zone is 72421 in?

72421 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72421?

About 618 people live in ZIP code 72421, in 212 households, at 7.7 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 72421?

$41,310 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72421?

The closest are 72427 (6.4 mi), 72471 (8.6 mi), 72404 (10.9 mi), 72479 (11.1 mi) and 72473 (11.1 mi).

Is 72421 a PO Box ZIP code?

72421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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