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72437

ZIP 72437 is Lake City, Arkansas, in Craighead County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Craighead
Metro area
Jonesboro, AR
Population
3,134
Coordinates
35.8305, -90.4561
☼ Live from 72437 — Lake City, AR

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Where 72437 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72437
  • 🔢 Type 72437 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,437 = 17 × 4261. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72436 (Lafe, AR, 28 mi away) and 72438 (Leachville, AR, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72437 becomes 73427, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24377, 24737, 27374, 32747, 32774, 34277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34772 in Saint Cloud, FL, 754 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯522 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72437 and you would come out at 35.83°S, 89.54°E — 1,349 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 104.9 square miles of land, 72437 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,134This ZIP3,134
Households1,290This ZIP1,290
Housing units1,413This ZIP1,413
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$60,714This ZIP$60,714Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$160,300This ZIP$160,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$868This ZIP$868Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density29.9 / sq miThis ZIP29.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees395This ZIP395
Annual payroll$15,057,000This ZIP$15,057,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$80,572,000This ZIP$80,572,000

Land area

Land area104.88 sq miThis ZIP104.88 sq mi
Water area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi

Other place names in 72437

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 72437

ZIPCityDistance
72414 Black Oak, AR 4.8 mi
72401 Jonesboro, AR 6.8 mi
72417 Brookland, AR 7.3 mi
72419 Caraway, AR 8.6 mi
72447 Monette, AR 9.0 mi
72411 Bay, AR 9.3 mi
72402 Jonesboro, AR 11.1 mi
72405 Jonesboro, AR 12.0 mi
72467 State University, AR 12.4 mi
72377 Rivervale, AR 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72437?

72437 is in Lake City, Arkansas, in Craighead County, part of the Jonesboro, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8305, -90.4561.

What county is 72437 in?

72437 lies in Craighead County.

What area code is 72437?

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

What time zone is 72437 in?

72437 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72437?

About 3,134 people live in ZIP code 72437, in 1,290 households, at 29.9 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 72437?

$60,714 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72437?

The closest are 72414 (4.8 mi), 72401 (6.8 mi), 72417 (7.3 mi), 72419 (8.6 mi) and 72447 (9 mi).

Is 72437 a PO Box ZIP code?

72437 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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