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72774

ZIP 72774 is West Fork, Arkansas, in Washington County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Population
7,082
Coordinates
35.9305, -94.1446
☼ Live from 72774 — West Fork, AR

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Where 72774 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72774
  • 🔢 Type 72774 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLLZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,774 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 311. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110001000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72773 (Wesley, AR, 18 mi away) and 72776 (Witter, AR, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72774 becomes 47727, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (72747, 74727, 77274). The farthest-flung twin is 77274 in Houston, TX, 428 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯362 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72774 and you would come out at 35.93°S, 85.86°E — 1,216 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 120.1 square miles of land, 72774 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,082This ZIP7,082
Households2,526This ZIP2,526
Housing units2,919This ZIP2,919
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$76,316This ZIP$76,316Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$225,700This ZIP$225,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,208This ZIP$1,208Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density59.0 / sq miThis ZIP59.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees391This ZIP391
Annual payroll$13,638,000This ZIP$13,638,000
Tax returns filed2,960This ZIP2,960
Total adjusted gross income$196,787,000This ZIP$196,787,000

Land area

Land area120.09 sq miThis ZIP120.09 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 72774

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ZIP codes near 72774

ZIPCityDistance
72737 Greenland, AR 4.7 mi
72701 Fayetteville, AR 5.4 mi
72702 Fayetteville, AR 9.2 mi
72730 Farmington, AR 9.8 mi
72753 Prairie Grove, AR 10.4 mi
72959 Winslow, AR 11.5 mi
72727 Elkins, AR 11.8 mi
72741 Johnson, AR 14.0 mi
72703 Fayetteville, AR 14.1 mi
72735 Goshen, AR 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72774?

72774 is in West Fork, Arkansas, in Washington County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9305, -94.1446.

What county is 72774 in?

72774 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 72774?

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

What time zone is 72774 in?

72774 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72774?

About 7,082 people live in ZIP code 72774, in 2,526 households, at 59.0 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 72774?

$76,316 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72774?

The closest are 72737 (4.7 mi), 72701 (5.4 mi), 72702 (9.2 mi), 72730 (9.8 mi) and 72753 (10.4 mi).

Is 72774 a PO Box ZIP code?

72774 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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