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Where 72457 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 72457 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LShZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,457 = 7 × 11 × 941. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101100001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72456 (Pollard, AR, 48 mi away) and 72458 (Powhatan, AR, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72457 becomes 75427, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24577, 25774, 27574, 42757, 45277, 45727, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57724 in Camp Crook, SD, 940 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯484 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72457 and you would come out at 36.09°S, 88.93°E — 1,313 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 0.079 square miles of land, 72457 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 38 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 143This ZIP143 |
|---|---|
| Households | 80This ZIP80 |
| Housing units | 95This ZIP95 |
| Median age | 47.8This ZIP47.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $112,500This ZIP$112,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $575This ZIP$575Arkansas$947US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.4%This ZIP7.4% |
| Mean commute | 26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min |
| Population density | 1,810.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,810.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 93This ZIP93 |
| Annual payroll | $2,556,000This ZIP$2,556,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 72457
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72457
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72433 | Hoxie, AR | 4.5 mi |
72458 | Powhatan, AR | 5.0 mi |
72415 | Black Rock, AR | 6.6 mi |
72445 | Minturn, AR | 7.8 mi |
72476 | Walnut Ridge, AR | 8.9 mi |
72410 | Alicia, AR | 9.7 mi |
72434 | Imboden, AR | 10.4 mi |
72440 | Lynn, AR | 12.7 mi |
72465 | Sedgwick, AR | 12.8 mi |
72466 | Smithville, AR | 14.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72457?
72457 is in Portia, Arkansas, in Lawrence County. Its published point location is 36.0854, -91.0682.
What county is 72457 in?
72457 lies in Lawrence County.
What area code is 72457?
Portia uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72457 in?
72457 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72457?
About 143 people live in ZIP code 72457, in 80 households, at 1,810.1 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 72457?
The closest are 72433 (4.5 mi), 72458 (5 mi), 72415 (6.6 mi), 72445 (7.8 mi) and 72476 (8.9 mi).
Is 72457 a PO Box ZIP code?
72457 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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