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72553

ZIP 72553 is Magness, Arkansas, in Independence County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Independence
Metro area
Batesville, AR
Population
112
Coordinates
35.7009, -91.4821
☼ Live from 72553 — Magness, AR

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Where 72553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72553
  • 🔢 Type 72553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,553 = 13 × 5581. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72550 (Locust Grove, AR, 17 mi away) and 72554 (Mammoth Spring, AR, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72553 becomes 35527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25357, 25375, 25537, 25573, 27355, 27553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55723 in Cook, MN, 842 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯481 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72553 and you would come out at 35.70°S, 88.52°E — 1,319 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 0.411 square miles of land, 72553 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 199 football fields.
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People and housing

Population112This ZIP112
Households48This ZIP48
Housing units48This ZIP48
Median age32.2This ZIP32.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$36,944This ZIP$36,944Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$142,000This ZIP$142,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density272.5 / sq miThis ZIP272.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$683,000This ZIP$683,000

Land area

Land area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 72553

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

ZIP codes near 72553

ZIPCityDistance
72503 Batesville, AR 3.7 mi
72562 Newark, AR 5.3 mi
72571 Rosie, AR 5.6 mi
72575 Salado, AR 6.6 mi
72564 Oil Trough, AR 6.8 mi
72522 Charlotte, AR 7.2 mi
72165 Thida, AR 8.6 mi
72579 Sulphur Rock, AR 10.0 mi
72075 Jacksonport, AR 10.5 mi
72501 Batesville, AR 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72553?

72553 is in Magness, Arkansas, in Independence County, part of the Batesville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7009, -91.4821.

What county is 72553 in?

72553 lies in Independence County.

What area code is 72553?

Magness uses area codes 870 and 327, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72553 in?

72553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72553?

About 112 people live in ZIP code 72553, in 48 households, at 272.5 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 72553?

$36,944 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72553?

The closest are 72503 (3.7 mi), 72562 (5.3 mi), 72571 (5.6 mi), 72575 (6.6 mi) and 72564 (6.8 mi).

Is 72553 a PO Box ZIP code?

72553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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