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Where 72424 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 72424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 823. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101011101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72422 (Corning, AR, 12 mi away) and 72425 (Delaplaine, AR, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72424 becomes 42427, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24472, 24724, 27244, 42274, 42724, 42742, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24472 in Raphine, VA, 642 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
- 🎯488 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72424 and you would come out at 36.39°S, 89.27°E — 1,309 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
- 📏 At 0.561 square miles of land, 72424 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 272 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 67This ZIP67 |
|---|---|
| Households | 36This ZIP36 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Median age | 55.2This ZIP55.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $36,667This ZIP$36,667Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $52,500This ZIP$52,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.8%This ZIP3.8% |
| Mean commute | 30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min |
| Population density | 119.4 / sq miThis ZIP119.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72424
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72424
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72462 | Reyno, AR | 1.7 mi |
72470 | Success, AR | 6.1 mi |
72453 | Peach Orchard, AR | 6.8 mi |
72444 | Maynard, AR | 7.4 mi |
72413 | Biggers, AR | 7.8 mi |
72435 | Knobel, AR | 11.2 mi |
72425 | Delaplaine, AR | 11.3 mi |
72422 | Corning, AR | 11.9 mi |
63953 | Naylor, MO | 14.4 mi |
63955 | Oxly, MO | 14.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72424?
72424 is in Datto, Arkansas, in Clay County. Its published point location is 36.3919, -90.7287.
What county is 72424 in?
72424 lies in Clay County.
What area code is 72424?
Datto uses area codes 327 and 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72424 in?
72424 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72424?
About 67 people live in ZIP code 72424, in 36 households, at 119.4 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 72424?
$36,667 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72424?
The closest are 72462 (1.7 mi), 72470 (6.1 mi), 72453 (6.8 mi), 72444 (7.4 mi) and 72413 (7.8 mi).
Is 72424 a PO Box ZIP code?
72424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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