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72447

ZIP 72447 is Monette, Arkansas, in Craighead County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Craighead
Metro area
Jonesboro, AR
Population
1,835
Coordinates
35.9088, -90.3284
☼ Live from 72447 — Monette, AR

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Where 72447 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72447
  • 🔢 Type 72447 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,447 = 3 × 19 × 31 × 41. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72445 (Minturn, AR, 39 mi away) and 72449 (O Kean, AR, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72447 becomes 74427 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cookson, OK, 256 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24477, 24747, 47247, 47274, 47427, 47724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24477 in Stuarts Draft, VA, 639 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯525 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72447 and you would come out at 35.91°S, 89.67°E — 1,349 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 56.0 square miles of land, 72447 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,835This ZIP1,835
Households682This ZIP682
Housing units834This ZIP834
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$59,444This ZIP$59,444Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$115,100This ZIP$115,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$597This ZIP$597Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density32.8 / sq miThis ZIP32.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees260This ZIP260
Annual payroll$11,813,000This ZIP$11,813,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$46,389,000This ZIP$46,389,000

Land area

Land area56.02 sq miThis ZIP56.02 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 72447

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ZIP codes near 72447

ZIPCityDistance
72414 Black Oak, AR 5.6 mi
72438 Leachville, AR 6.1 mi
63829 Cardwell, MO 8.8 mi
72437 Lake City, AR 9.0 mi
72442 Manila, AR 9.8 mi
63821 Arbyrd, MO 10.9 mi
72417 Brookland, AR 11.4 mi
72419 Caraway, AR 11.9 mi
72428 Etowah, AR 13.1 mi
72451 Paragould, AR 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72447?

72447 is in Monette, Arkansas, in Craighead County, part of the Jonesboro, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9088, -90.3284.

What county is 72447 in?

72447 lies in Craighead County.

What area code is 72447?

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

What time zone is 72447 in?

72447 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72447?

About 1,835 people live in ZIP code 72447, in 682 households, at 32.8 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 72447?

$59,444 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72447?

The closest are 72414 (5.6 mi), 72438 (6.1 mi), 63829 (8.8 mi), 72437 (9 mi) and 72442 (9.8 mi).

Is 72447 a PO Box ZIP code?

72447 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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