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72653

ZIP 72653 is in Mountain Home, Arkansas, mostly in Baxter County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time. Mountain Home has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 72654.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baxter +1 more
Metro area
Mountain Home, AR
Population
29,564
Coordinates
36.3424, -92.3854
☼ Live from 72653 — Mountain Home, AR

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Where 72653 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72653
  • 🔢 Type 72653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,653 = 7 × 97 × 107. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72651 (Midway, AR, 6 mi away) and 72654 (Mountain Home, AR, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72653 becomes 35627, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26537, 26753, 27356, 27536, 27563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56732 in Karlstad, MN, 871 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯414 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72653 and you would come out at 36.34°S, 87.61°E — 1,253 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 220.8 square miles of land, 72653 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 168 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,564This ZIP29,564
Households13,712This ZIP13,712
Housing units15,504This ZIP15,504
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$48,718This ZIP$48,718Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$174,200This ZIP$174,200Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$854This ZIP$854Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density133.9 / sq miThis ZIP133.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments912This ZIP912
Employees12,420This ZIP12,420
Annual payroll$602,613,000This ZIP$602,613,000
Tax returns filed12,640This ZIP12,640
Total adjusted gross income$822,077,000This ZIP$822,077,000

Land area

Land area220.78 sq miThis ZIP220.78 sq mi
Water area10.87 sq miThis ZIP10.87 sq mi

Counties 72653 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Baxter County 97.6%
Marion County 2.4%

Other place names in 72653

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ZIP codes near 72653

ZIPCityDistance
72654 Mountain Home, AR 0.5 mi
72635 Gassville, AR 5.8 mi
72651 Midway, AR 5.9 mi
72642 Lakeview, AR 9.1 mi
72626 Cotter, AR 9.4 mi
72623 Clarkridge, AR 9.6 mi
72659 Norfork, AR 10.8 mi
72537 Gamaliel, AR 11.2 mi
72619 Bull Shoals, AR 11.7 mi
72544 Henderson, AR 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72653?

72653 is in Mountain Home, Arkansas, in Baxter County, part of the Mountain Home, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3424, -92.3854.

What county is 72653 in?

72653 spans 2 counties: Baxter County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Baxter 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 72653?

Mountain Home uses area codes 870 and 327, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72653 in?

72653 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72653?

About 29,564 people live in ZIP code 72653, in 13,712 households, at 133.9 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 72653?

$48,718 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72653?

The closest are 72654 (0.5 mi), 72635 (5.8 mi), 72651 (5.9 mi), 72642 (9.1 mi) and 72626 (9.4 mi).

Is 72653 a PO Box ZIP code?

72653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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