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72638

ZIP 72638 is Green Forest, Arkansas, mostly in Carroll County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carroll +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,912
Coordinates
36.3282, -93.4024
☼ Live from 72638 — Green Forest, AR

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Where 72638 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72638
  • 🔢 Type 72638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEgZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,638 = 2 × 36319. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72636 (Gilbert, AR, 45 mi away) and 72639 (Harriet, AR, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72638 becomes 83627 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hammett, ID, 1,258 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23867, 23876, 26378, 27836, 27863, 28367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83672 in Weiser, ID, 1,353 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯371 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72638 and you would come out at 36.33°S, 86.60°E — 1,219 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 180.3 square miles of land, 72638 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 137 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,912This ZIP6,912
Households2,409This ZIP2,409
Housing units2,829This ZIP2,829
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$65,175This ZIP$65,175Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$175,900This ZIP$175,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$800This ZIP$800Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density38.3 / sq miThis ZIP38.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees1,987This ZIP1,987
Annual payroll$78,011,000This ZIP$78,011,000
Tax returns filed3,060This ZIP3,060
Total adjusted gross income$163,574,000This ZIP$163,574,000

Land area

Land area180.33 sq miThis ZIP180.33 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 72638 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carroll County 95.2%
Newton County 4.8%

Other place names in 72638

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ZIP codes near 72638

ZIPCityDistance
72611 Alpena, AR 7.4 mi
72616 Berryville, AR 8.4 mi
72660 Oak Grove, AR 10.5 mi
72662 Omaha, AR 13.9 mi
65739 Ridgedale, MO 14.5 mi
65611 Blue Eye, MO 15.4 mi
65681 Lampe, MO 15.5 mi
72624 Compton, AR 17.1 mi
72602 Harrison, AR 17.8 mi
72613 Beaver, AR 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72638?

72638 is in Green Forest, Arkansas, in Carroll County. Its published point location is 36.3282, -93.4024.

What county is 72638 in?

72638 spans 2 counties: Carroll County and Newton County. Most of it falls in Carroll County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 72638?

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

What time zone is 72638 in?

72638 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72638?

About 6,912 people live in ZIP code 72638, in 2,409 households, at 38.3 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 72638?

$65,175 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72638?

The closest are 72611 (7.4 mi), 72616 (8.4 mi), 72660 (10.5 mi), 72662 (13.9 mi) and 65739 (14.5 mi).

Is 72638 a PO Box ZIP code?

72638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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