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72773

ZIP 72773 is Wesley, Arkansas, mostly in Madison County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Population
1,381
Coordinates
36.0223, -93.8360
☼ Live from 72773 — Wesley, AR

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Where 72773 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72773
  • 🔢 Type 72773 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,773 = 61 × 1193. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72770 (Tontitown, AR, 24 mi away) and 72774 (West Fork, AR, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72773 becomes 37727 — and that is a real ZIP code: Del Rio, TN, 605 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27377, 32777, 37727, 37772, 72377, 72737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32777 in Tangerine, FL, 870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯369 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72773 and you would come out at 36.02°S, 86.16°E — 1,221 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 48.6 square miles of land, 72773 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,381This ZIP1,381
Households521This ZIP521
Housing units602This ZIP602
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$39,044This ZIP$39,044Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$139,100This ZIP$139,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,064This ZIP$1,064Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density28.4 / sq miThis ZIP28.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees73This ZIP73
Annual payroll$2,643,000This ZIP$2,643,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$27,437,000This ZIP$27,437,000

Land area

Land area48.58 sq miThis ZIP48.58 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 72773 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 97.0%
Washington County 3.0%

Other place names in 72773

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ZIP codes near 72773

ZIPCityDistance
72735 Goshen, AR 8.6 mi
72727 Elkins, AR 9.3 mi
72738 Hindsville, AR 10.1 mi
72740 Huntsville, AR 11.6 mi
72776 Witter, AR 12.1 mi
72703 Fayetteville, AR 13.3 mi
72701 Fayetteville, AR 14.1 mi
72760 Saint Paul, AR 14.6 mi
72764 Springdale, AR 16.4 mi
72721 Combs, AR 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72773?

72773 is in Wesley, Arkansas, in Madison County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0223, -93.8360.

What county is 72773 in?

72773 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Washington 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 72773?

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

What time zone is 72773 in?

72773 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72773?

About 1,381 people live in ZIP code 72773, in 521 households, at 28.4 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 72773?

$39,044 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72773?

The closest are 72735 (8.6 mi), 72727 (9.3 mi), 72738 (10.1 mi), 72740 (11.6 mi) and 72776 (12.1 mi).

Is 72773 a PO Box ZIP code?

72773 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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