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72734

ZIP 72734 is Gentry, Arkansas, mostly in Benton County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Benton +1 more
Population
8,694
Coordinates
36.2702, -94.4511
☼ Live from 72734 — Gentry, AR

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Where 72734 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72734
  • 🔢 Type 72734 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hELZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,734 = 2 × 41 × 887. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72733 (Gateway, AR, 33 mi away) and 72735 (Goshen, AR, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72734 becomes 43727 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chandlersville, OH, 731 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24377, 24737, 27374, 32747, 32774, 34277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34772 in Saint Cloud, FL, 951 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯333 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72734 and you would come out at 36.27°S, 85.55°E — 1,187 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 81.6 square miles of land, 72734 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,694This ZIP8,694
Households3,204This ZIP3,204
Housing units3,474This ZIP3,474
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$75,000This ZIP$75,000Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$234,300This ZIP$234,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,096This ZIP$1,096Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density106.6 / sq miThis ZIP106.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments148This ZIP148
Employees3,045This ZIP3,045
Annual payroll$172,796,000This ZIP$172,796,000
Tax returns filed3,950This ZIP3,950
Total adjusted gross income$252,990,000This ZIP$252,990,000

Land area

Land area81.57 sq miThis ZIP81.57 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Counties 72734 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 98.8%
Washington County 1.2%

Other place names in 72734

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ZIP codes near 72734

ZIPCityDistance
72722 Decatur, AR 5.2 mi
72761 Siloam Springs, AR 7.3 mi
72713 Bentonville, AR 9.6 mi
72736 Gravette, AR 9.9 mi
72747 Maysville, AR 10.0 mi
72719 Centerton, AR 11.0 mi
72728 Elm Springs, AR 11.7 mi
72739 Hiwasse, AR 12.8 mi
72718 Cave Springs, AR 12.8 mi
72762 Springdale, AR 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72734?

72734 is in Gentry, Arkansas, in Benton County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2702, -94.4511.

What county is 72734 in?

72734 spans 2 counties: Benton County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Benton 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 72734?

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

What time zone is 72734 in?

72734 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72734?

About 8,694 people live in ZIP code 72734, in 3,204 households, at 106.6 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 72734?

$75,000 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72734?

The closest are 72722 (5.2 mi), 72761 (7.3 mi), 72713 (9.6 mi), 72736 (9.9 mi) and 72747 (10 mi).

Is 72734 a PO Box ZIP code?

72734 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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