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Where 72578 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.
- 🔢 Type 72578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,578 = 2 × 11 × 3299. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101110000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72577 (Sidney, AR, 32 mi away) and 72579 (Sulphur Rock, AR, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72578 becomes 87527 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dixon, NM, 778 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25778, 27587, 27857, 27875, 28577, 28757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85277 in Mesa, AZ, 1,149 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
- 🎯432 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72578 and you would come out at 36.47°S, 88.14°E — 1,264 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
- 📏 At 14.6 square miles of land, 72578 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 117This ZIP117 |
|---|---|
| Households | 57This ZIP57 |
| Housing units | 57This ZIP57 |
| Median age | 58.0This ZIP58.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.1%This ZIP11.1% |
| Population density | 8.0 / sq miThis ZIP8.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 14.61 sq miThis ZIP14.61 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72578
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
65777 | Moody, MO | 7.4 mi |
72583 | Viola, AR | 8.5 mi |
72576 | Salem, AR | 8.7 mi |
72520 | Camp, AR | 9.1 mi |
72539 | Glencoe, AR | 12.5 mi |
72538 | Gepp, AR | 13.5 mi |
65688 | Brandsville, MO | 15.2 mi |
65692 | Koshkonong, MO | 15.4 mi |
65775 | West Plains, MO | 15.7 mi |
65626 | Caulfield, MO | 16.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72578?
72578 is in Sturkie, Arkansas, in Fulton County. Its published point location is 36.4741, -91.8594.
What county is 72578 in?
72578 lies in Fulton County.
What area code is 72578?
Sturkie uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72578 in?
72578 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72578?
About 117 people live in ZIP code 72578, in 57 households, at 8.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 72578?
The closest are 65777 (7.4 mi), 72583 (8.5 mi), 72576 (8.7 mi), 72520 (9.1 mi) and 72539 (12.5 mi).
Is 72578 a PO Box ZIP code?
72578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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