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72560

ZIP 72560 is Mountain View, Arkansas, mostly in Stone County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stone +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
7,634
Coordinates
35.8408, -92.0794
☼ Live from 72560 — Mountain View, AR

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Where 72560 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72560
  • 🔢 Type 72560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 907. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72556 (Melbourne, AR, 13 mi away) and 72561 (Mount Pleasant, AR, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72560 becomes 06527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02657 in Provincetown, MA, 1,247 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯449 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72560 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 87.92°E — 1,291 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 43m.
  • 📏 At 299.3 square miles of land, 72560 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 227 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,634This ZIP7,634
Households3,469This ZIP3,469
Housing units4,586This ZIP4,586
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$37,134This ZIP$37,134Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$178,400This ZIP$178,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$632This ZIP$632Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density25.5 / sq miThis ZIP25.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments217This ZIP217
Employees2,127This ZIP2,127
Annual payroll$74,487,000This ZIP$74,487,000
Tax returns filed3,460This ZIP3,460
Total adjusted gross income$184,995,000This ZIP$184,995,000

Land area

Land area299.26 sq miThis ZIP299.26 sq mi
Water area2.26 sq miThis ZIP2.26 sq mi

Counties 72560 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stone County 99.5%
Izard County 0.5%

Other place names in 72560

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ZIP codes near 72560

ZIPCityDistance
72657 Timbo, AR 6.0 mi
72567 Pleasant Grove, AR 9.1 mi
72540 Guion, AR 10.9 mi
72044 Edgemont, AR 11.4 mi
72130 Prim, AR 12.5 mi
72555 Marcella, AR 12.7 mi
72533 Fifty Six, AR 13.3 mi
72556 Melbourne, AR 13.4 mi
72051 Fox, AR 13.6 mi
72680 Timbo, AR 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72560?

72560 is in Mountain View, Arkansas, in Stone County. Its published point location is 35.8408, -92.0794.

What county is 72560 in?

72560 spans 2 counties: Stone County and Izard County. Most of it falls in Stone 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 72560?

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

What time zone is 72560 in?

72560 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72560?

About 7,634 people live in ZIP code 72560, in 3,469 households, at 25.5 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 72560?

$37,134 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72560?

The closest are 72657 (6 mi), 72567 (9.1 mi), 72540 (10.9 mi), 72044 (11.4 mi) and 72130 (12.5 mi).

Is 72560 a PO Box ZIP code?

72560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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