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72526

ZIP 72526 is Cushman, Arkansas, in Independence County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Independence
Metro area
Batesville, AR
Population
158
Coordinates
35.8776, -91.7662
☼ Live from 72526 — Cushman, AR

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Where 72526 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72526
  • 🔢 Type 72526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,526 = 2 × 36263. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72525 (Cherokee Village, AR, 31 mi away) and 72527 (Desha, AR, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72526 becomes 62527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22567, 22576, 22657, 25267, 25276, 25672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56722 in Euclid, MN, 873 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯461 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72526 and you would come out at 35.88°S, 88.23°E — 1,299 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 7.8 square miles of land, 72526 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population158This ZIP158
Households68This ZIP68
Housing units75This ZIP75
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$63,333This ZIP$63,333Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$127,000This ZIP$127,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.3%This ZIP3.3%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density20.2 / sq miThis ZIP20.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area7.83 sq miThis ZIP7.83 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 72526

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

ZIP codes near 72526

ZIPCityDistance
72561 Mount Pleasant, AR 4.6 mi
72540 Guion, AR 8.6 mi
72501 Batesville, AR 8.7 mi
72567 Pleasant Grove, AR 9.6 mi
72555 Marcella, AR 9.6 mi
72527 Desha, AR 10.6 mi
72577 Sidney, AR 11.2 mi
72550 Locust Grove, AR 11.6 mi
72521 Cave City, AR 13.5 mi
72573 Sage, AR 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72526?

72526 is in Cushman, Arkansas, in Independence County, part of the Batesville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8776, -91.7662.

What county is 72526 in?

72526 lies in Independence County.

What area code is 72526?

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

What time zone is 72526 in?

72526 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72526?

About 158 people live in ZIP code 72526, in 68 households, at 20.2 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 72526?

$63,333 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72526?

The closest are 72561 (4.6 mi), 72540 (8.6 mi), 72501 (8.7 mi), 72567 (9.6 mi) and 72555 (9.6 mi).

Is 72526 a PO Box ZIP code?

72526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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