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72685

ZIP 72685 is Western Grove, Arkansas, mostly in Newton County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton +2 more
Metro area
Harrison, AR
Population
1,398
Coordinates
36.0641, -92.9855
☼ Live from 72685 — Western Grove, AR

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Where 72685 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72685
  • 🔢 Type 72685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBgZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,685 = 5 × 14537. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72683 (Vendor, AR, 12 mi away) and 72686 (Witts Springs, AR, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72685 becomes 58627 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fairfield, ND, 935 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27568, 27586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85267 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,086 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯401 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72685 and you would come out at 36.06°S, 87.01°E — 1,247 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 51.4 square miles of land, 72685 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,398This ZIP1,398
Households592This ZIP592
Housing units664This ZIP664
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$48,750This ZIP$48,750Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$203,900This ZIP$203,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density27.2 / sq miThis ZIP27.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees90This ZIP90
Annual payroll$2,196,000This ZIP$2,196,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$24,077,000This ZIP$24,077,000

Land area

Land area51.43 sq miThis ZIP51.43 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 72685 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Newton County 81.3%
Searcy County 16.8%
Boone County 1.9%

Other place names in 72685

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ZIP codes near 72685

ZIPCityDistance
72640 Hasty, AR 5.9 mi
72669 Pindall, AR 6.3 mi
72633 Everton, AR 8.3 mi
72648 Marble Falls, AR 10.0 mi
72655 Mount Judea, AR 11.0 mi
72675 Saint Joe, AR 11.3 mi
72683 Vendor, AR 11.7 mi
72601 Harrison, AR 13.3 mi
72602 Harrison, AR 13.3 mi
72641 Jasper, AR 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72685?

72685 is in Western Grove, Arkansas, in Newton County, part of the Harrison, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0641, -92.9855.

What county is 72685 in?

72685 spans 3 counties: Newton County, Searcy County and Boone County. Most of it falls in Newton 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 72685?

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

What time zone is 72685 in?

72685 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72685?

About 1,398 people live in ZIP code 72685, in 592 households, at 27.2 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 72685?

$48,750 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72685?

The closest are 72640 (5.9 mi), 72669 (6.3 mi), 72633 (8.3 mi), 72648 (10 mi) and 72655 (11 mi).

Is 72685 a PO Box ZIP code?

72685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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