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72802

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pope
Metro area
Russellville, AR
Population
23,283
Coordinates
35.3189, -93.0816
☼ Live from 72802 — Russellville, AR

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Where 72802 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72802
  • 🔢 Type 72802 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,802 = 2 × 89 × 409. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72801 (Russellville, AR, 4 mi away) and 72811 (Russellville, AR, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72802 becomes 20827 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bethesda, MD, 911 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02872 in Prudence Island, RI, 1,251 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯433 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72802 and you would come out at 35.32°S, 86.92°E — 1,285 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 137.7 square miles of land, 72802 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,283This ZIP23,283
Households9,072This ZIP9,072
Housing units9,870This ZIP9,870
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$64,110This ZIP$64,110Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$203,400This ZIP$203,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%This ZIP30.8%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density169.0 / sq miThis ZIP169.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments562This ZIP562
Employees11,739This ZIP11,739
Annual payroll$685,197,000This ZIP$685,197,000
Tax returns filed9,670This ZIP9,670
Total adjusted gross income$732,405,000This ZIP$732,405,000

Land area

Land area137.73 sq miThis ZIP137.73 sq mi
Water area7.65 sq miThis ZIP7.65 sq mi

Other place names in 72802

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ZIP codes near 72802

ZIPCityDistance
72811 Russellville, AR 4.1 mi
72801 Russellville, AR 4.3 mi
72812 Russellville, AR 7.4 mi
72858 Pottsville, AR 7.8 mi
72847 London, AR 11.1 mi
72823 Atkins, AR 11.5 mi
72834 Dardanelle, AR 12.3 mi
72837 Dover, AR 14.3 mi
72080 Jerusalem, AR 15.3 mi
72835 Delaware, AR 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72802?

72802 is in Russellville, Arkansas, in Pope County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3189, -93.0816.

What county is 72802 in?

72802 lies in Pope County.

What area code is 72802?

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

What time zone is 72802 in?

72802 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72802?

About 23,283 people live in ZIP code 72802, in 9,072 households, at 169.0 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 72802?

$64,110 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72802?

The closest are 72811 (4.1 mi), 72801 (4.3 mi), 72812 (7.4 mi), 72858 (7.8 mi) and 72847 (11.1 mi).

Is 72802 a PO Box ZIP code?

72802 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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