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72761

ZIP 72761 is Siloam Springs, Arkansas, mostly in Benton County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Benton +1 more
Population
24,745
Coordinates
36.1653, -94.4561
☼ Live from 72761 — Siloam Springs, AR

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Where 72761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72761
  • 🔢 Type 72761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,761 = 13 × 29 × 193. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72760 (Saint Paul, AR, 48 mi away) and 72762 (Springdale, AR, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72761 becomes 16727 — and that is a real ZIP code: Derrick City, PA, 942 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12767, 12776, 16727, 17267, 17726, 17762, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12776 in Roscoe, NY, 1,117 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯338 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72761 and you would come out at 36.17°S, 85.54°E — 1,193 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 114.1 square miles of land, 72761 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,745This ZIP24,745
Households8,662This ZIP8,662
Housing units9,344This ZIP9,344
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$76,122This ZIP$76,122Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$236,600This ZIP$236,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$991This ZIP$991Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density216.9 / sq miThis ZIP216.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments565This ZIP565
Employees9,808This ZIP9,808
Annual payroll$446,716,000This ZIP$446,716,000
Tax returns filed10,670This ZIP10,670
Total adjusted gross income$906,923,000This ZIP$906,923,000

Land area

Land area114.06 sq miThis ZIP114.06 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Counties 72761 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 95.3%
Washington County 4.7%

Other place names in 72761

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ZIP codes near 72761

ZIPCityDistance
72734 Gentry, AR 7.3 mi
72769 Summers, AR 9.3 mi
72704 Fayetteville, AR 9.8 mi
72728 Elm Springs, AR 11.7 mi
74964 Watts, OK 11.9 mi
72770 Tontitown, AR 11.9 mi
72722 Decatur, AR 12.4 mi
72762 Springdale, AR 12.9 mi
72713 Bentonville, AR 13.3 mi
72730 Farmington, AR 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72761?

72761 is in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in Benton County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1653, -94.4561.

What county is 72761 in?

72761 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 72761?

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

What time zone is 72761 in?

72761 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72761?

About 24,745 people live in ZIP code 72761, in 8,662 households, at 216.9 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 72761?

$76,122 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72761?

The closest are 72734 (7.3 mi), 72769 (9.3 mi), 72704 (9.8 mi), 72728 (11.7 mi) and 74964 (11.9 mi).

Is 72761 a PO Box ZIP code?

72761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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