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72721

ZIP 72721 is Combs, Arkansas, mostly in Madison County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Population
851
Coordinates
35.7807, -93.7785
☼ Live from 72721 — Combs, AR

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Where 72721 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72721
  • 🔢 Type 72721 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,721 = 11 × 11 × 601. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72719 (Centerton, AR, 50 mi away) and 72722 (Decatur, AR, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72721 becomes 12727 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cochecton Center, NY, 1,089 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12727, 17272, 21727, 27127, 27217, 27712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12727 in Cochecton Center, NY, 1,089 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯383 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72721 and you would come out at 35.78°S, 86.22°E — 1,237 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 44m.
  • 📏 At 63.0 square miles of land, 72721 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population851This ZIP851
Households373This ZIP373
Housing units373This ZIP373
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$60,306This ZIP$60,306Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$171,200This ZIP$171,200Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density13.5 / sq miThis ZIP13.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$2,339,000This ZIP$2,339,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$7,948,000This ZIP$7,948,000

Land area

Land area63.01 sq miThis ZIP63.01 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 72721 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 51.6%
Franklin County 48.4%

ZIP codes near 72721

ZIPCityDistance
72760 Saint Paul, AR 5.9 mi
72776 Witter, AR 11.1 mi
72727 Elkins, AR 12.6 mi
72752 Pettigrew, AR 13.0 mi
72852 Oark, AR 14.8 mi
72949 Ozark, AR 15.1 mi
72959 Winslow, AR 15.9 mi
72773 Wesley, AR 17.0 mi
72854 Ozone, AR 20.5 mi
72742 Kingston, AR 20.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72721?

72721 is in Combs, Arkansas, in Madison County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7807, -93.7785.

What county is 72721 in?

72721 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 72721?

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

What time zone is 72721 in?

72721 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72721?

About 851 people live in ZIP code 72721, in 373 households, at 13.5 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 72721?

$60,306 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72721?

The closest are 72760 (5.9 mi), 72776 (11.1 mi), 72727 (12.6 mi), 72752 (13 mi) and 72852 (14.8 mi).

Is 72721 a PO Box ZIP code?

72721 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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