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Where 72449 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 72449 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhhZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,449 = 13 × 5573. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101100000001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72447 (Monette, AR, 33 mi away) and 72450 (Paragould, AR, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72449 becomes 94427, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97442 in Glendale, OR, 1,786 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
- 🎯492 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72449 and you would come out at 36.17°S, 89.18°E — 1,318 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 72449 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 193This ZIP193 |
|---|---|
| Households | 74This ZIP74 |
| Housing units | 97This ZIP97 |
| Median age | 41.3This ZIP41.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $73,000This ZIP$73,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.6%This ZIP7.6% |
| Mean commute | 24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min |
| Population density | 130.5 / sq miThis ZIP130.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72449
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72449
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72425 | Delaplaine, AR | 5.9 mi |
72412 | Beech Grove, AR | 7.5 mi |
72413 | Biggers, AR | 9.5 mi |
72476 | Walnut Ridge, AR | 10.0 mi |
72474 | Walcott, AR | 11.9 mi |
72453 | Peach Orchard, AR | 12.8 mi |
72416 | Bono, AR | 14.3 mi |
72465 | Sedgwick, AR | 14.6 mi |
72457 | Portia, AR | 15.1 mi |
72462 | Reyno, AR | 15.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72449?
72449 is in O Kean, Arkansas, in Randolph County. Its published point location is 36.1666, -90.8172.
What county is 72449 in?
72449 lies in Randolph County.
What area code is 72449?
O Kean uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72449 in?
72449 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72449?
About 193 people live in ZIP code 72449, in 74 households, at 130.5 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 72449?
The closest are 72425 (5.9 mi), 72412 (7.5 mi), 72413 (9.5 mi), 72476 (10 mi) and 72474 (11.9 mi).
Is 72449 a PO Box ZIP code?
72449 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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