72428
ZIP 72428 is Etowah, Arkansas, in Mississippi County; area code 870; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Mississippi
- Metro area
- Blytheville, AR
- Population
- 115
- Coordinates
- 35.7414, -90.2167
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Where 72428 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 72428 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,428 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 953. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101011101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72427 (Egypt, AR, 42 mi away) and 72429 (Fisher, AR, 44 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72428 becomes 82427, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,297 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
- 🎯537 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72428 and you would come out at 35.74°S, 89.78°E — 1,362 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 6.8 square miles of land, 72428 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 115This ZIP115 |
|---|---|
| Households | 51This ZIP51 |
| Housing units | 55This ZIP55 |
| Median age | 32.9This ZIP32.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $83,800This ZIP$83,800Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.4%This ZIP8.4% |
| Mean commute | 25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min |
| Population density | 17.0 / sq miThis ZIP17.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 6.77 sq miThis ZIP6.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72428
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72428
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72391 | West Ridge, AR | 5.4 mi |
72442 | Manila, AR | 6.1 mi |
72419 | Caraway, AR | 7.7 mi |
72351 | Keiser, AR | 8.1 mi |
72377 | Rivervale, AR | 8.3 mi |
72354 | Lepanto, AR | 8.7 mi |
72370 | Osceola, AR | 10.1 mi |
72330 | Dyess, AR | 10.4 mi |
72414 | Black Oak, AR | 10.8 mi |
72426 | Dell, AR | 12.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72428?
72428 is in Etowah, Arkansas, in Mississippi County, part of the Blytheville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7414, -90.2167.
What county is 72428 in?
72428 lies in Mississippi County.
What area code is 72428?
Etowah uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72428 in?
72428 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72428?
About 115 people live in ZIP code 72428, in 51 households, at 17.0 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 72428?
The closest are 72391 (5.4 mi), 72442 (6.1 mi), 72419 (7.7 mi), 72351 (8.1 mi) and 72377 (8.3 mi).
Is 72428 a PO Box ZIP code?
72428 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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