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72569

ZIP 72569 is Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, in Sharp County; area codes 327 and 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sharp
Metro area
none
Population
279
Coordinates
36.0811, -91.4582
☼ Live from 72569 — Poughkeepsie, AR

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Where 72569 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72569
  • 🔢 Type 72569 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,569 = 7 × 7 × 1481. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72568 (Pleasant Plains, AR, 37 mi away) and 72571 (Rosie, AR, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72569 becomes 96527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,773 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯466 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72569 and you would come out at 36.08°S, 88.54°E — 1,299 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 33.4 square miles of land, 72569 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population279This ZIP279
Households107This ZIP107
Housing units235This ZIP235
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$58,365This ZIP$58,365Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$207,000This ZIP$207,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%This ZIP4.2%
Mean commute49.8 minThis ZIP49.8 min
Population density8.4 / sq miThis ZIP8.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$8,760,000This ZIP$8,760,000

Land area

Land area33.40 sq miThis ZIP33.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 72569

ZIPCityDistance
72532 Evening Shade, AR 7.3 mi
72466 Smithville, AR 7.7 mi
72521 Cave City, AR 10.2 mi
72440 Lynn, AR 12.4 mi
72469 Strawberry, AR 13.0 mi
72482 Williford, AR 14.1 mi
72577 Sidney, AR 14.6 mi
72513 Ash Flat, AR 14.8 mi
72542 Hardy, AR 15.2 mi
72529 Cherokee Village, AR 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72569?

72569 is in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, in Sharp County. Its published point location is 36.0811, -91.4582.

What county is 72569 in?

72569 lies in Sharp County.

What area code is 72569?

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

What time zone is 72569 in?

72569 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72569?

About 279 people live in ZIP code 72569, in 107 households, at 8.4 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 72569?

$58,365 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72569?

The closest are 72532 (7.3 mi), 72466 (7.7 mi), 72521 (10.2 mi), 72440 (12.4 mi) and 72469 (13 mi).

Is 72569 a PO Box ZIP code?

72569 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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