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72568

ZIP 72568 is Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, mostly in Independence County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Independence +1 more
Metro area
Batesville, AR
Population
2,110
Coordinates
35.5668, -91.6215
☼ Live from 72568 — Pleasant Plains, AR

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Where 72568 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72568
  • 🔢 Type 72568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 47 × 193. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72567 (Pleasant Grove, AR, 24 mi away) and 72569 (Poughkeepsie, AR, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72568 becomes 86527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27568, 27586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85267 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,161 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 72568 and you would come out at 35.57°S, 88.38°E — 1,321 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 48.6 square miles of land, 72568 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,110This ZIP2,110
Households766This ZIP766
Housing units868This ZIP868
Median age30.7This ZIP30.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$67,143This ZIP$67,143Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$103,100This ZIP$103,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$821This ZIP$821Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density43.5 / sq miThis ZIP43.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees72This ZIP72
Annual payroll$2,415,000This ZIP$2,415,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$37,198,000This ZIP$37,198,000

Land area

Land area48.56 sq miThis ZIP48.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 72568 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Independence County 92.5%
White County 7.5%

Other place names in 72568

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ZIP codes near 72568

ZIPCityDistance
72571 Rosie, AR 6.5 mi
72534 Floral, AR 6.7 mi
72165 Thida, AR 8.7 mi
72575 Salado, AR 8.7 mi
72564 Oil Trough, AR 10.2 mi
72020 Bradford, AR 10.8 mi
72121 Pangburn, AR 12.0 mi
72553 Magness, AR 12.1 mi
72527 Desha, AR 12.5 mi
72503 Batesville, AR 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72568?

72568 is in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, in Independence County, part of the Batesville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5668, -91.6215.

What county is 72568 in?

72568 spans 2 counties: Independence County and White County. Most of it falls in Independence 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 72568?

Pleasant Plains uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72568 in?

72568 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72568?

About 2,110 people live in ZIP code 72568, in 766 households, at 43.5 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 72568?

$67,143 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72568?

The closest are 72571 (6.5 mi), 72534 (6.7 mi), 72165 (8.7 mi), 72575 (8.7 mi) and 72564 (10.2 mi).

Is 72568 a PO Box ZIP code?

72568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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