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72519

ZIP 72519 is Calico Rock, Arkansas, mostly in Baxter County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baxter +3 more
Metro area
Mountain Home, AR
Population
2,945
Coordinates
36.1341, -92.1803
☼ Live from 72519 — Calico Rock, AR

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Where 72519 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72519
  • 🔢 Type 72519 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GISZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,519 = 3 × 23 × 1051. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72517 (Brockwell, AR, 13 mi away) and 72520 (Camp, AR, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72519 becomes 91527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12759, 12957, 12975, 15279, 15729, 15927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97125 in Manning, OR, 1,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯432 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72519 and you would come out at 36.13°S, 87.82°E — 1,271 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 160.0 square miles of land, 72519 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,945This ZIP2,945
Households955This ZIP955
Housing units1,244This ZIP1,244
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$48,438This ZIP$48,438Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$125,900This ZIP$125,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$392This ZIP$392Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density18.4 / sq miThis ZIP18.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees512This ZIP512
Annual payroll$18,387,000This ZIP$18,387,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$51,657,000This ZIP$51,657,000

Land area

Land area160.00 sq miThis ZIP160.00 sq mi
Water area4.30 sq miThis ZIP4.30 sq mi

Counties 72519 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Baxter County 38.1%
Stone County 30.0%
Izard County 29.1%
Fulton County 2.8%

Other place names in 72519

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ZIP codes near 72519

ZIPCityDistance
72659 Norfork, AR 7.8 mi
72658 Norfork, AR 8.0 mi
72528 Dolph, AR 8.1 mi
72566 Pineville, AR 8.2 mi
72585 Wideman, AR 9.7 mi
72533 Fifty Six, AR 11.4 mi
72515 Bexar, AR 12.0 mi
72531 Elizabeth, AR 12.6 mi
72517 Brockwell, AR 12.7 mi
72617 Big Flat, AR 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72519?

72519 is in Calico Rock, Arkansas, in Baxter County, part of the Mountain Home, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1341, -92.1803.

What county is 72519 in?

72519 spans 4 counties: Baxter County, Stone County, Izard County and Fulton County. Most of it falls in Baxter County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 72519?

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

What time zone is 72519 in?

72519 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72519?

About 2,945 people live in ZIP code 72519, in 955 households, at 18.4 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 72519?

$48,438 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72519?

The closest are 72659 (7.8 mi), 72658 (8 mi), 72528 (8.1 mi), 72566 (8.2 mi) and 72585 (9.7 mi).

Is 72519 a PO Box ZIP code?

72519 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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