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72704

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington +1 more
Population
32,497
Coordinates
36.1056, -94.2965
☼ Live from 72704 — Fayetteville, AR

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Where 72704 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 72704
  • 🔢 Type 72704 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,704 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 71. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72703 (Fayetteville, AR, 14 mi away) and 72711 (Avoca, AR, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72704 becomes 40727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04772 in Saint Agatha, ME, 1,535 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯347 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72704 and you would come out at 36.11°S, 85.70°E — 1,201 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 77.0 square miles of land, 72704 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,497This ZIP32,497
Households13,798This ZIP13,798
Housing units14,912This ZIP14,912
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$96,014This ZIP$96,014Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$331,100This ZIP$331,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,206This ZIP$1,206Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%This ZIP52.9%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density421.9 / sq miThis ZIP421.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments566This ZIP566
Employees7,886This ZIP7,886
Annual payroll$371,642,000This ZIP$371,642,000
Tax returns filed14,510This ZIP14,510
Total adjusted gross income$1,378,599,000This ZIP$1,378,599,000

Land area

Land area77.02 sq miThis ZIP77.02 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 72704 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 98.6%
Benton County 1.4%

Other place names in 72704

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ZIP codes near 72704

ZIPCityDistance
72770 Tontitown, AR 4.3 mi
72730 Farmington, AR 5.4 mi
72762 Springdale, AR 6.6 mi
72741 Johnson, AR 7.6 mi
72728 Elm Springs, AR 7.6 mi
72702 Fayetteville, AR 8.3 mi
72765 Springdale, AR 9.2 mi
72761 Siloam Springs, AR 9.8 mi
72737 Greenland, AR 10.3 mi
72766 Springdale, AR 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72704?

72704 is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1056, -94.2965.

What county is 72704 in?

72704 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Benton County. Most of it falls in Washington 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 72704?

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

What time zone is 72704 in?

72704 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72704?

About 32,497 people live in ZIP code 72704, in 13,798 households, at 421.9 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 72704?

$96,014 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72704?

The closest are 72770 (4.3 mi), 72730 (5.4 mi), 72762 (6.6 mi), 72741 (7.6 mi) and 72728 (7.6 mi).

Is 72704 a PO Box ZIP code?

72704 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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