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72727

ZIP 72727 is Elkins, Arkansas, mostly in Madison County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +2 more
Population
6,703
Coordinates
35.9135, -93.9340
☼ Live from 72727 — Elkins, AR

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Where 72727 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72727
  • 🔢 Type 72727 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆72727 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ 72727 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72722 (Decatur, AR, 42 mi away) and 72728 (Elm Springs, AR, 27 mi away).
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (77227, 77272). The farthest-flung twin is 77227 in Houston, TX, 429 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯371 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72727 and you would come out at 35.91°S, 86.07°E — 1,224 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 155.6 square miles of land, 72727 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 118 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,703This ZIP6,703
Households2,523This ZIP2,523
Housing units2,823This ZIP2,823
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$75,402This ZIP$75,402Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$214,400This ZIP$214,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,356This ZIP$1,356Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density43.1 / sq miThis ZIP43.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees545This ZIP545
Annual payroll$26,442,000This ZIP$26,442,000
Tax returns filed2,860This ZIP2,860
Total adjusted gross income$183,953,000This ZIP$183,953,000

Land area

Land area155.63 sq miThis ZIP155.63 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Counties 72727 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 63.2%
Washington County 32.2%
Franklin County 4.5%

Other place names in 72727

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ZIP codes near 72727

ZIPCityDistance
72773 Wesley, AR 9.3 mi
72701 Fayetteville, AR 10.1 mi
72959 Winslow, AR 11.8 mi
72774 West Fork, AR 11.8 mi
72735 Goshen, AR 12.2 mi
72721 Combs, AR 12.6 mi
72760 Saint Paul, AR 13.9 mi
72737 Greenland, AR 14.6 mi
72776 Witter, AR 14.9 mi
72703 Fayetteville, AR 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72727?

72727 is in Elkins, Arkansas, in Madison County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9135, -93.9340.

What county is 72727 in?

72727 spans 3 counties: Madison County, Washington 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 72727?

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

What time zone is 72727 in?

72727 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72727?

About 6,703 people live in ZIP code 72727, in 2,523 households, at 43.1 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 72727?

$75,402 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72727?

The closest are 72773 (9.3 mi), 72701 (10.1 mi), 72959 (11.8 mi), 72774 (11.8 mi) and 72735 (12.2 mi).

Is 72727 a PO Box ZIP code?

72727 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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