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72565

ZIP 72565 is Oxford, Arkansas, in Izard County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Izard
Metro area
none
Population
1,357
Coordinates
36.2192, -91.9084
☼ Live from 72565 — Oxford, AR

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Where 72565 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72565
  • 🔢 Type 72565 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,565 = 5 × 23 × 631. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72564 (Oil Trough, AR, 50 mi away) and 72566 (Pineville, AR, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72565 becomes 56527 — and that is a real ZIP code: Deer Creek, MN, 723 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25567, 26575, 26755, 27556, 27565, 52567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56725 in Goodridge, MN, 846 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯440 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72565 and you would come out at 36.22°S, 88.09°E — 1,276 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 34.0 square miles of land, 72565 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,357This ZIP1,357
Households466This ZIP466
Housing units540This ZIP540
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$53,333This ZIP$53,333Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$89,700This ZIP$89,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute38.7 minThis ZIP38.7 min
Population density39.9 / sq miThis ZIP39.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$2,472,000This ZIP$2,472,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$12,592,000This ZIP$12,592,000

Land area

Land area33.99 sq miThis ZIP33.99 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 72565

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

ZIP codes near 72565

ZIPCityDistance
72587 Wiseman, AR 5.1 mi
72517 Brockwell, AR 5.6 mi
72584 Violet Hill, AR 6.0 mi
72585 Wideman, AR 6.6 mi
72566 Pineville, AR 8.7 mi
72512 Horseshoe Bend, AR 8.8 mi
72515 Bexar, AR 9.1 mi
72536 Franklin, AR 9.4 mi
72576 Salem, AR 9.4 mi
72528 Dolph, AR 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72565?

72565 is in Oxford, Arkansas, in Izard County. Its published point location is 36.2192, -91.9084.

What county is 72565 in?

72565 lies in Izard County.

What area code is 72565?

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

What time zone is 72565 in?

72565 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72565?

About 1,357 people live in ZIP code 72565, in 466 households, at 39.9 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 72565?

$53,333 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72565?

The closest are 72587 (5.1 mi), 72517 (5.6 mi), 72584 (6 mi), 72585 (6.6 mi) and 72566 (8.7 mi).

Is 72565 a PO Box ZIP code?

72565 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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