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72564

ZIP 72564 is Oil Trough, Arkansas, in Independence County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Independence
Metro area
Batesville, AR
Population
455
Coordinates
35.6070, -91.4472
☼ Live from 72564 — Oil Trough, AR

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Where 72564 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72564
  • 🔢 Type 72564 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,564 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 6047. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72562 (Newark, AR, 9 mi away) and 72565 (Oxford, AR, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72564 becomes 46527 — and that is a real ZIP code: Goshen, IN, 512 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24576, 24657, 25647, 25674, 26547, 26574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56724 in Gatzke, MN, 914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯487 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72564 and you would come out at 35.61°S, 88.55°E — 1,325 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 30.0 square miles of land, 72564 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population455This ZIP455
Households206This ZIP206
Housing units279This ZIP279
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$27,107This ZIP$27,107Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$100,900This ZIP$100,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$475This ZIP$475Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$263,000This ZIP$263,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$9,292,000This ZIP$9,292,000

Land area

Land area29.96 sq miThis ZIP29.96 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 72564

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ZIP codes near 72564

ZIPCityDistance
72165 Thida, AR 2.4 mi
72571 Rosie, AR 6.3 mi
72553 Magness, AR 6.8 mi
72075 Jacksonport, AR 8.0 mi
72562 Newark, AR 9.0 mi
72020 Bradford, AR 9.4 mi
72503 Batesville, AR 10.1 mi
72568 Pleasant Plains, AR 10.2 mi
72575 Salado, AR 10.3 mi
72043 Diaz, AR 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72564?

72564 is in Oil Trough, Arkansas, in Independence County, part of the Batesville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6070, -91.4472.

What county is 72564 in?

72564 lies in Independence County.

What area code is 72564?

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

What time zone is 72564 in?

72564 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72564?

About 455 people live in ZIP code 72564, in 206 households, at 15.2 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 72564?

$27,107 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72564?

The closest are 72165 (2.4 mi), 72571 (6.3 mi), 72553 (6.8 mi), 72075 (8 mi) and 72562 (9 mi).

Is 72564 a PO Box ZIP code?

72564 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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