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72801

ZIP 72801 is in Russellville, Arkansas, in Pope County; area code 479; Central time. Russellville has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 72802, 72811 and 72812.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pope
Metro area
Russellville, AR
Population
19,019
Coordinates
35.2806, -93.1416
☼ Live from 72801 — Russellville, AR

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Where 72801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72801
  • 🔢 Type 72801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,801 = 3 × 3 × 8089. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72776 (Witter, AR, 53 mi away) and 72802 (Russellville, AR, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72801 becomes 10827, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02187 in Milton Village, MA, 1,278 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯433 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72801 and you would come out at 35.28°S, 86.86°E — 1,286 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 8.0 square miles of land, 72801 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,019This ZIP19,019
Households6,506This ZIP6,506
Housing units7,443This ZIP7,443
Median age27.5This ZIP27.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$47,830This ZIP$47,830Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$163,700This ZIP$163,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$839This ZIP$839Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute14.3 minThis ZIP14.3 min
Population density2,373.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,373.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments709This ZIP709
Employees9,001This ZIP9,001
Annual payroll$359,975,000This ZIP$359,975,000
Tax returns filed6,600This ZIP6,600
Total adjusted gross income$346,447,000This ZIP$346,447,000

Land area

Land area8.01 sq miThis ZIP8.01 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 72801

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

ZIP codes near 72801

ZIPCityDistance
72811 Russellville, AR 0.5 mi
72802 Russellville, AR 4.3 mi
72858 Pottsville, AR 7.4 mi
72834 Dardanelle, AR 8.3 mi
72847 London, AR 9.5 mi
72812 Russellville, AR 11.0 mi
72835 Delaware, AR 11.7 mi
72829 Centerville, AR 12.4 mi
72823 Atkins, AR 14.1 mi
72845 Knoxville, AR 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72801?

72801 is in Russellville, Arkansas, in Pope County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2806, -93.1416.

What county is 72801 in?

72801 lies in Pope County.

What area code is 72801?

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

What time zone is 72801 in?

72801 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72801?

About 19,019 people live in ZIP code 72801, in 6,506 households, at 2,373.8 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 72801?

$47,830 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72801?

The closest are 72811 (0.5 mi), 72802 (4.3 mi), 72858 (7.4 mi), 72834 (8.3 mi) and 72847 (9.5 mi).

Is 72801 a PO Box ZIP code?

72801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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