72427
ZIP 72427 is Egypt, Arkansas, in Craighead County; area code 870; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Craighead
- Metro area
- Jonesboro, AR
- Population
- 46
- Coordinates
- 35.8688, -90.9490
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Where 72427 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 72427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆72427 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 72,427 = 23 × 47 × 67. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101011101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72426 (Dell, AR, 51 mi away) and 72428 (Etowah, AR, 42 mi away).
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22747, 24277, 27247, 27427, 47227, 47272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22747 in Washington, VA, 729 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯498 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72427 and you would come out at 35.87°S, 89.05°E — 1,329 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 0.243 square miles of land, 72427 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 118 football fields.
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- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 46This ZIP46 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17This ZIP17 |
| Housing units | 26This ZIP26 |
| Median age | 44.5This ZIP44.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $28,750This ZIP$28,750Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $47,500This ZIP$47,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.8%This ZIP8.8% |
| Population density | 189.3 / sq miThis ZIP189.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72427
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72427
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72421 | Cash, AR | 6.4 mi |
72465 | Sedgwick, AR | 7.2 mi |
72445 | Minturn, AR | 8.7 mi |
72410 | Alicia, AR | 9.9 mi |
72471 | Swifton, AR | 10.1 mi |
72404 | Jonesboro, AR | 11.2 mi |
72416 | Bono, AR | 11.2 mi |
72433 | Hoxie, AR | 11.9 mi |
72476 | Walnut Ridge, AR | 12.4 mi |
72403 | Jonesboro, AR | 14.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72427?
72427 is in Egypt, Arkansas, in Craighead County, part of the Jonesboro, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8688, -90.9490.
What county is 72427 in?
72427 lies in Craighead County.
What area code is 72427?
Egypt uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72427 in?
72427 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72427?
About 46 people live in ZIP code 72427, in 17 households, at 189.3 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 72427?
$28,750 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72427?
The closest are 72421 (6.4 mi), 72465 (7.2 mi), 72445 (8.7 mi), 72410 (9.9 mi) and 72471 (10.1 mi).
Is 72427 a PO Box ZIP code?
72427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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