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72738

ZIP 72738 is Hindsville, Arkansas, mostly in Madison County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +2 more
Population
2,688
Coordinates
36.1625, -93.8867
☼ Live from 72738 — Hindsville, AR

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Where 72738 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72738
  • 🔢 Type 72738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,738 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 449. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72737 (Greenland, AR, 20 mi away) and 72739 (Hiwasse, AR, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72738 becomes 83727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27837, 27873, 28377, 28737, 28773, 32778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83277 in Springfield, ID, 1,105 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯360 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72738 and you would come out at 36.16°S, 86.11°E — 1,212 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 85.2 square miles of land, 72738 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,688This ZIP2,688
Households882This ZIP882
Housing units1,037This ZIP1,037
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$86,296This ZIP$86,296Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$229,000This ZIP$229,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$731This ZIP$731Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute38.2 minThis ZIP38.2 min
Population density31.6 / sq miThis ZIP31.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees177This ZIP177
Annual payroll$8,742,000This ZIP$8,742,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$77,779,000This ZIP$77,779,000

Land area

Land area85.16 sq miThis ZIP85.16 sq mi
Water area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi

Counties 72738 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 79.7%
Washington County 13.2%
Benton County 7.1%

Other place names in 72738

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ZIP codes near 72738

ZIPCityDistance
72735 Goshen, AR 6.8 mi
72703 Fayetteville, AR 9.3 mi
72764 Springdale, AR 9.7 mi
72773 Wesley, AR 10.1 mi
72756 Rogers, AR 12.4 mi
72745 Lowell, AR 13.4 mi
72740 Huntsville, AR 13.5 mi
72766 Springdale, AR 13.6 mi
72765 Springdale, AR 14.9 mi
72741 Johnson, AR 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72738?

72738 is in Hindsville, Arkansas, in Madison County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1625, -93.8867.

What county is 72738 in?

72738 spans 3 counties: Madison County, Washington County and Benton 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 72738?

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

What time zone is 72738 in?

72738 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72738?

About 2,688 people live in ZIP code 72738, in 882 households, at 31.6 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 72738?

$86,296 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72738?

The closest are 72735 (6.8 mi), 72703 (9.3 mi), 72764 (9.7 mi), 72773 (10.1 mi) and 72756 (12.4 mi).

Is 72738 a PO Box ZIP code?

72738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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