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72740

ZIP 72740 is Huntsville, Arkansas, mostly in Madison County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +2 more
Population
10,179
Coordinates
36.1046, -93.6554
☼ Live from 72740 — Huntsville, AR

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Where 72740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72740
  • 🔢 Type 72740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 3637. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72739 (Hiwasse, AR, 44 mi away) and 72741 (Johnson, AR, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72740 becomes 04727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04772 in Saint Agatha, ME, 1,507 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯372 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72740 and you would come out at 36.10°S, 86.34°E — 1,223 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 379.6 square miles of land, 72740 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 288 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,179This ZIP10,179
Households3,659This ZIP3,659
Housing units4,410This ZIP4,410
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$63,250This ZIP$63,250Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$194,900This ZIP$194,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$542This ZIP$542Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density26.8 / sq miThis ZIP26.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments175This ZIP175
Employees2,702This ZIP2,702
Annual payroll$131,288,000This ZIP$131,288,000
Tax returns filed4,380This ZIP4,380
Total adjusted gross income$258,612,000This ZIP$258,612,000

Land area

Land area379.62 sq miThis ZIP379.62 sq mi
Water area1.64 sq miThis ZIP1.64 sq mi

Counties 72740 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 90.5%
Carroll County 7.7%
Newton County 1.8%

Other place names in 72740

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ZIP codes near 72740

ZIPCityDistance
72742 Kingston, AR 10.8 mi
72773 Wesley, AR 11.6 mi
72776 Witter, AR 13.3 mi
72738 Hindsville, AR 13.5 mi
72624 Compton, AR 16.4 mi
72735 Goshen, AR 17.4 mi
72616 Berryville, AR 17.8 mi
72670 Ponca, AR 18.0 mi
72760 Saint Paul, AR 18.4 mi
72632 Eureka Springs, AR 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72740?

72740 is in Huntsville, Arkansas, in Madison County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1046, -93.6554.

What county is 72740 in?

72740 spans 3 counties: Madison County, Carroll County and Newton 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 72740?

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

What time zone is 72740 in?

72740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72740?

About 10,179 people live in ZIP code 72740, in 3,659 households, at 26.8 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 72740?

$63,250 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72740?

The closest are 72742 (10.8 mi), 72773 (11.6 mi), 72776 (13.3 mi), 72738 (13.5 mi) and 72624 (16.4 mi).

Is 72740 a PO Box ZIP code?

72740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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