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72701

ZIP 72701 is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County; area code 479; Central time. Fayetteville has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 72702, 72703 and 72704.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Population
49,835
Coordinates
35.9924, -94.0856
☼ Live from 72701 — Fayetteville, AR

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Where 72701 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72701
  • 🔢 Type 72701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72701 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72687 (Yellville, AR, 82 mi away) and 72702 (Fayetteville, AR, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72701 becomes 10727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02717 in East Freetown, MA, 1,300 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯361 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72701 and you would come out at 35.99°S, 85.91°E — 1,215 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 126.0 square miles of land, 72701 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 96 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,835This ZIP49,835
Households17,965This ZIP17,965
Housing units20,729This ZIP20,729
Median age24.3This ZIP24.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$55,506This ZIP$55,506Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$355,300This ZIP$355,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,040This ZIP$1,040Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.7%This ZIP43.7%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density395.5 / sq miThis ZIP395.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,243This ZIP1,243
Employees16,284This ZIP16,284
Annual payroll$720,916,000This ZIP$720,916,000
Tax returns filed16,920This ZIP16,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,440,982,000This ZIP$1,440,982,000

Land area

Land area125.99 sq miThis ZIP125.99 sq mi
Water area1.87 sq miThis ZIP1.87 sq mi

Other place names in 72701

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

ZIP codes near 72701

ZIPCityDistance
72737 Greenland, AR 5.0 mi
72774 West Fork, AR 5.4 mi
72702 Fayetteville, AR 6.3 mi
72703 Fayetteville, AR 9.0 mi
72735 Goshen, AR 9.4 mi
72727 Elkins, AR 10.1 mi
72730 Farmington, AR 10.6 mi
72741 Johnson, AR 10.7 mi
72764 Springdale, AR 12.7 mi
72765 Springdale, AR 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72701?

72701 is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9924, -94.0856.

What county is 72701 in?

72701 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 72701?

Fayetteville uses area code 479, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72701 in?

72701 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72701?

About 49,835 people live in ZIP code 72701, in 17,965 households, at 395.5 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 72701?

$55,506 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72701?

The closest are 72737 (5 mi), 72774 (5.4 mi), 72702 (6.3 mi), 72703 (9 mi) and 72735 (9.4 mi).

Is 72701 a PO Box ZIP code?

72701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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