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72581

ZIP 72581 is Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, in Cleburne County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cleburne
Metro area
none
Population
735
Coordinates
35.5471, -91.9675
☼ Live from 72581 — Tumbling Shoals, AR

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Where 72581 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72581
  • 🔢 Type 72581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,581 = 181 × 401. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72579 (Sulphur Rock, AR, 36 mi away) and 72583 (Viola, AR, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72581 becomes 18527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12578, 12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85172 in Stanfield, AZ, 1,154 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯467 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72581 and you would come out at 35.55°S, 88.03°E — 1,310 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 12.1 square miles of land, 72581 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population735This ZIP735
Households439This ZIP439
Housing units725This ZIP725
Median age66.2This ZIP66.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median home value$123,300This ZIP$123,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$828This ZIP$828Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density60.9 / sq miThis ZIP60.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$2,447,000This ZIP$2,447,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$28,237,000This ZIP$28,237,000

Land area

Land area12.07 sq miThis ZIP12.07 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi

Other place names in 72581

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ZIP codes near 72581

ZIPCityDistance
72546 Ida, AR 2.4 mi
72545 Heber Springs, AR 3.1 mi
72530 Drasco, AR 4.8 mi
72543 Heber Springs, AR 6.3 mi
72179 Wilburn, AR 6.7 mi
72523 Concord, AR 8.9 mi
72130 Prim, AR 9.3 mi
72067 Higden, AR 11.2 mi
72121 Pangburn, AR 12.0 mi
72534 Floral, AR 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72581?

72581 is in Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, in Cleburne County. Its published point location is 35.5471, -91.9675.

What county is 72581 in?

72581 lies in Cleburne County.

What area code is 72581?

Tumbling Shoals uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72581 in?

72581 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72581?

About 735 people live in ZIP code 72581, in 439 households, at 60.9 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 72581?

The closest are 72546 (2.4 mi), 72545 (3.1 mi), 72530 (4.8 mi), 72543 (6.3 mi) and 72179 (6.7 mi).

Is 72581 a PO Box ZIP code?

72581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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