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72543

ZIP 72543 is in Heber Springs, Arkansas, in Cleburne County; area code 501; Central time. Heber Springs has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 72545.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cleburne
Metro area
none
Population
12,350
Coordinates
35.4599, -91.9985
☼ Live from 72543 — Heber Springs, AR

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Where 72543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72543
  • 🔢 Type 72543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,543 = 3 × 24181. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72542 (Hardy, AR, 65 mi away) and 72544 (Henderson, AR, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72543 becomes 34527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23457, 24375, 25437, 27435, 27534, 27543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23457 in Virginia Beach, VA, 896 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯470 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72543 and you would come out at 35.46°S, 88.00°E — 1,314 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 113.7 square miles of land, 72543 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,350This ZIP12,350
Households5,259This ZIP5,259
Housing units7,153This ZIP7,153
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$56,722This ZIP$56,722Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$187,800This ZIP$187,800Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density108.6 / sq miThis ZIP108.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments381This ZIP381
Employees4,785This ZIP4,785
Annual payroll$185,970,000This ZIP$185,970,000
Tax returns filed5,200This ZIP5,200
Total adjusted gross income$347,805,000This ZIP$347,805,000

Land area

Land area113.68 sq miThis ZIP113.68 sq mi
Water area12.91 sq miThis ZIP12.91 sq mi

Other place names in 72543

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

ZIP codes near 72543

ZIPCityDistance
72545 Heber Springs, AR 5.4 mi
72581 Tumbling Shoals, AR 6.3 mi
72179 Wilburn, AR 7.9 mi
72546 Ida, AR 8.6 mi
72137 Rose Bud, AR 8.9 mi
72530 Drasco, AR 11.0 mi
72131 Quitman, AR 11.5 mi
72085 Letona, AR 11.6 mi
72067 Higden, AR 11.8 mi
72121 Pangburn, AR 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72543?

72543 is in Heber Springs, Arkansas, in Cleburne County. Its published point location is 35.4599, -91.9985.

What county is 72543 in?

72543 lies in Cleburne County.

What area code is 72543?

Heber Springs uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72543 in?

72543 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72543?

About 12,350 people live in ZIP code 72543, in 5,259 households, at 108.6 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 72543?

$56,722 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72543?

The closest are 72545 (5.4 mi), 72581 (6.3 mi), 72179 (7.9 mi), 72546 (8.6 mi) and 72137 (8.9 mi).

Is 72543 a PO Box ZIP code?

72543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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