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72718

ZIP 72718 is Cave Springs, Arkansas, in Benton County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Benton
Population
5,806
Coordinates
36.2646, -94.2207
☼ Live from 72718 — Cave Springs, AR

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Where 72718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72718
  • 🔢 Type 72718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,718 = 2 × 103 × 353. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72717 (Canehill, AR, 31 mi away) and 72719 (Centerton, AR, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72718 becomes 81727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12778, 12787, 17728, 17827, 17872, 21778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12787 in White Sulphur Springs, NY, 1,105 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯342 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72718 and you would come out at 36.26°S, 85.78°E — 1,195 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 5.7 square miles of land, 72718 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,806This ZIP5,806
Households1,791This ZIP1,791
Housing units1,942This ZIP1,942
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$127,250This ZIP$127,250Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$439,400This ZIP$439,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,238This ZIP$2,238Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%This ZIP50.8%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density1,010.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,010.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees372This ZIP372
Annual payroll$17,349,000This ZIP$17,349,000
Tax returns filed2,380This ZIP2,380
Total adjusted gross income$426,750,000This ZIP$426,750,000

Land area

Land area5.75 sq miThis ZIP5.75 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 72718

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

ZIP codes near 72718

ZIPCityDistance
72713 Bentonville, AR 4.2 mi
72728 Elm Springs, AR 4.2 mi
72758 Rogers, AR 5.0 mi
72762 Springdale, AR 5.8 mi
72745 Lowell, AR 6.7 mi
72757 Rogers, AR 7.4 mi
72765 Springdale, AR 7.4 mi
72766 Springdale, AR 7.4 mi
72716 Bentonville, AR 7.5 mi
72770 Tontitown, AR 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72718?

72718 is in Cave Springs, Arkansas, in Benton County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2646, -94.2207.

What county is 72718 in?

72718 lies in Benton County.

What area code is 72718?

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

What time zone is 72718 in?

72718 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72718?

About 5,806 people live in ZIP code 72718, in 1,791 households, at 1,010.4 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 72718?

$127,250 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72718?

The closest are 72713 (4.2 mi), 72728 (4.2 mi), 72758 (5 mi), 72762 (5.8 mi) and 72745 (6.7 mi).

Is 72718 a PO Box ZIP code?

72718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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