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72628

ZIP 72628 is Deer, Arkansas, in Newton County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton
Metro area
Harrison, AR
Population
737
Coordinates
35.8399, -93.2818
☼ Live from 72628 — Deer, AR

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Where 72628 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72628
  • 🔢 Type 72628 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZgZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,628 = 2 × 2 × 67 × 271. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72626 (Cotter, AR, 53 mi away) and 72629 (Dennard, AR, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72628 becomes 82627, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26278, 26287, 27268, 27628, 27826, 27862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27826 in Fairfield, NC, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯399 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72628 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 86.72°E — 1,250 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 141.3 square miles of land, 72628 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population737This ZIP737
Households359This ZIP359
Housing units388This ZIP388
Median age58.8This ZIP58.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$47,367This ZIP$47,367Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$119,100This ZIP$119,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%This ZIP9.6%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density5.2 / sq miThis ZIP5.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$705,000This ZIP$705,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$11,340,000This ZIP$11,340,000

Land area

Land area141.30 sq miThis ZIP141.30 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 72628

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ZIP codes near 72628

ZIPCityDistance
72666 Parthenon, AR 7.6 mi
72670 Ponca, AR 11.0 mi
72683 Vendor, AR 11.3 mi
72641 Jasper, AR 11.5 mi
72854 Ozone, AR 12.9 mi
72856 Pelsor, AR 13.5 mi
72655 Mount Judea, AR 14.6 mi
72839 Hagarville, AR 14.7 mi
72752 Pettigrew, AR 15.4 mi
72640 Hasty, AR 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72628?

72628 is in Deer, Arkansas, in Newton County, part of the Harrison, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8399, -93.2818.

What county is 72628 in?

72628 lies in Newton County.

What area code is 72628?

Deer uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72628 in?

72628 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72628?

About 737 people live in ZIP code 72628, in 359 households, at 5.2 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 72628?

$47,367 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72628?

The closest are 72666 (7.6 mi), 72670 (11 mi), 72683 (11.3 mi), 72641 (11.5 mi) and 72854 (12.9 mi).

Is 72628 a PO Box ZIP code?

72628 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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