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72717

ZIP 72717 is Canehill, Arkansas, in Washington County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Population
1,068
Coordinates
35.8351, -94.4084
☼ Live from 72717 — Canehill, AR

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Where 72717 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72717
  • 🔢 Type 72717 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LILZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,717 = 3 × 24239. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72716 (Bentonville, AR, 39 mi away) and 72718 (Cave Springs, AR, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72717 becomes 71727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12777, 17727, 17772, 21777, 27717, 71277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12777 in Forestburgh, NY, 1,130 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯358 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72717 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 85.59°E — 1,213 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 43.4 square miles of land, 72717 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,068This ZIP1,068
Households423This ZIP423
Housing units460This ZIP460
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$73,011This ZIP$73,011Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$205,100This ZIP$205,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%This ZIP43.1%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density24.6 / sq miThis ZIP24.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$412,000This ZIP$412,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$24,286,000This ZIP$24,286,000

Land area

Land area43.45 sq miThis ZIP43.45 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 72717

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ZIP codes near 72717

ZIPCityDistance
72749 Morrow, AR 2.8 mi
72729 Evansville, AR 4.9 mi
72753 Prairie Grove, AR 8.1 mi
72744 Lincoln, AR 8.9 mi
72948 Natural Dam, AR 9.2 mi
72934 Chester, AR 12.4 mi
74960 Stilwell, OK 13.7 mi
72769 Summers, AR 14.8 mi
72955 Uniontown, AR 15.3 mi
72730 Farmington, AR 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72717?

72717 is in Canehill, Arkansas, in Washington County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8351, -94.4084.

What county is 72717 in?

72717 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 72717?

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

What time zone is 72717 in?

72717 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72717?

About 1,068 people live in ZIP code 72717, in 423 households, at 24.6 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 72717?

$73,011 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72717?

The closest are 72749 (2.8 mi), 72729 (4.9 mi), 72753 (8.1 mi), 72744 (8.9 mi) and 72948 (9.2 mi).

Is 72717 a PO Box ZIP code?

72717 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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