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72686

ZIP 72686 is Witts Springs, Arkansas, mostly in Pope County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pope +1 more
Metro area
Russellville, AR
Population
83
Coordinates
35.5994, -92.9620
☼ Live from 72686 — Witts Springs, AR

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Where 72686 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72686
  • 🔢 Type 72686 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBgZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,686 = 2 × 36343. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72685 (Western Grove, AR, 32 mi away) and 72687 (Yellville, AR, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72686 becomes 68627 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cedar Rapids, NE, 498 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26678, 27668, 27866, 28667, 28676, 28766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27866 in Pleasant Hill, NC, 864 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯424 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72686 and you would come out at 35.60°S, 87.04°E — 1,274 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 63.4 square miles of land, 72686 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population83This ZIP83
Households33This ZIP33
Housing units92This ZIP92
Median age65.4This ZIP65.4Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Population density1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area63.44 sq miThis ZIP63.44 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 72686 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pope County 57.8%
Searcy County 42.2%

Other place names in 72686

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 72686

ZIPCityDistance
72843 Hector, AR 3.6 mi
72837 Dover, AR 9.5 mi
72856 Pelsor, AR 12.9 mi
72679 Tilly, AR 13.0 mi
72812 Russellville, AR 13.2 mi
72080 Jerusalem, AR 13.6 mi
72141 Scotland, AR 15.9 mi
72839 Hagarville, AR 16.0 mi
72030 Cleveland, AR 20.0 mi
72802 Russellville, AR 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72686?

72686 is in Witts Springs, Arkansas, in Pope County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5994, -92.9620.

What county is 72686 in?

72686 spans 2 counties: Pope County and Searcy County. Most of it falls in Pope 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 72686?

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

What time zone is 72686 in?

72686 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72686?

About 83 people live in ZIP code 72686, in 33 households, at 1.3 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 72686?

The closest are 72843 (3.6 mi), 72837 (9.5 mi), 72856 (12.9 mi), 72679 (13 mi) and 72812 (13.2 mi).

Is 72686 a PO Box ZIP code?

72686 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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