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72744

ZIP 72744 is Lincoln, Arkansas, in Washington County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Population
5,520
Coordinates
35.9626, -94.4356
☼ Live from 72744 — Lincoln, AR

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Where 72744 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72744
  • 🔢 Type 72744 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,744 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 433. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72742 (Kingston, AR, 52 mi away) and 72745 (Lowell, AR, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72744 becomes 44727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24477, 24747, 47247, 47274, 47427, 47724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24477 in Stuarts Draft, VA, 860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯350 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72744 and you would come out at 35.96°S, 85.56°E — 1,205 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 79.0 square miles of land, 72744 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,520This ZIP5,520
Households2,057This ZIP2,057
Housing units2,238This ZIP2,238
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$65,850This ZIP$65,850Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$186,800This ZIP$186,800Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,097This ZIP$1,097Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density69.9 / sq miThis ZIP69.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees570This ZIP570
Annual payroll$21,191,000This ZIP$21,191,000
Tax returns filed2,140This ZIP2,140
Total adjusted gross income$125,953,000This ZIP$125,953,000

Land area

Land area79.02 sq miThis ZIP79.02 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

Other place names in 72744

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

ZIP codes near 72744

ZIPCityDistance
72753 Prairie Grove, AR 6.2 mi
72769 Summers, AR 6.2 mi
72749 Morrow, AR 6.5 mi
72717 Canehill, AR 8.9 mi
72730 Farmington, AR 10.4 mi
74965 Westville, OK 11.2 mi
72729 Evansville, AR 12.2 mi
72704 Fayetteville, AR 12.6 mi
72761 Siloam Springs, AR 14.0 mi
72737 Greenland, AR 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72744?

72744 is in Lincoln, Arkansas, in Washington County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9626, -94.4356.

What county is 72744 in?

72744 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 72744?

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

What time zone is 72744 in?

72744 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72744?

About 5,520 people live in ZIP code 72744, in 2,057 households, at 69.9 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 72744?

$65,850 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72744?

The closest are 72753 (6.2 mi), 72769 (6.2 mi), 72749 (6.5 mi), 72717 (8.9 mi) and 72730 (10.4 mi).

Is 72744 a PO Box ZIP code?

72744 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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