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72739

ZIP 72739 is Hiwasse, Arkansas, in Benton County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Benton
Population
463
Coordinates
36.4268, -94.3288
☼ Live from 72739 — Hiwasse, AR

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Where 72739 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72739
  • 🔢 Type 72739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72739 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72738 (Hindsville, AR, 31 mi away) and 72740 (Huntsville, AR, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72739 becomes 93727 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fresno, CA, 1,403 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27379, 27937, 27973, 29377, 32779, 37729, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97327 in Brownsville, OR, 1,593 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯329 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72739 and you would come out at 36.43°S, 85.67°E — 1,182 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 4.4 square miles of land, 72739 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population463This ZIP463
Households188This ZIP188
Housing units240This ZIP240
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Population density104.6 / sq miThis ZIP104.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees224This ZIP224
Annual payroll$12,690,000This ZIP$12,690,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$17,838,000This ZIP$17,838,000

Land area

Land area4.43 sq miThis ZIP4.43 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 72739

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

ZIP codes near 72739

ZIPCityDistance
72715 Bella Vista, AR 3.1 mi
72719 Centerton, AR 4.5 mi
72712 Bentonville, AR 6.2 mi
72714 Bella Vista, AR 6.6 mi
72736 Gravette, AR 7.6 mi
72716 Bentonville, AR 7.6 mi
72713 Bentonville, AR 9.3 mi
64856 Pineville, MO 9.5 mi
72768 Sulphur Springs, AR 9.5 mi
72722 Decatur, AR 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72739?

72739 is in Hiwasse, Arkansas, in Benton County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4268, -94.3288.

What county is 72739 in?

72739 lies in Benton County.

What area code is 72739?

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

What time zone is 72739 in?

72739 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72739?

About 463 people live in ZIP code 72739, in 188 households, at 104.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 72739?

The closest are 72715 (3.1 mi), 72719 (4.5 mi), 72712 (6.2 mi), 72714 (6.6 mi) and 72736 (7.6 mi).

Is 72739 a PO Box ZIP code?

72739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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