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Where 72585 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 72585 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBSZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,585 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 1613. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001101110001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72584 (Violet Hill, AR, 10 mi away) and 72587 (Wiseman, AR, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72585 becomes 58527, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25857, 25875, 27855, 28557, 28575, 28755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85257 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,142 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
- 🎯437 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72585 and you would come out at 36.18°S, 87.99°E — 1,275 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 23.5 square miles of land, 72585 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 187This ZIP187 |
|---|---|
| Households | 84This ZIP84 |
| Housing units | 110This ZIP110 |
| Median age | 46.2This ZIP46.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $111,000This ZIP$111,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.8%This ZIP28.8% |
| Mean commute | 24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min |
| Population density | 8.0 / sq miThis ZIP8.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 23.50 sq miThis ZIP23.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72585
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72566 | Pineville, AR | 3.5 mi |
72517 | Brockwell, AR | 4.0 mi |
72565 | Oxford, AR | 6.6 mi |
72528 | Dolph, AR | 6.9 mi |
72515 | Bexar, AR | 7.1 mi |
72584 | Violet Hill, AR | 9.6 mi |
72519 | Calico Rock, AR | 9.7 mi |
72587 | Wiseman, AR | 11.4 mi |
72556 | Melbourne, AR | 11.7 mi |
72531 | Elizabeth, AR | 11.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72585?
72585 is in Wideman, Arkansas, in Izard County. Its published point location is 36.1786, -92.0146.
What county is 72585 in?
72585 lies in Izard County.
What area code is 72585?
Wideman uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72585 in?
72585 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72585?
About 187 people live in ZIP code 72585, in 84 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 72585?
The closest are 72566 (3.5 mi), 72517 (4 mi), 72565 (6.6 mi), 72528 (6.9 mi) and 72515 (7.1 mi).
Is 72585 a PO Box ZIP code?
72585 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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