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72827

ZIP 72827 is Bluffton, Arkansas, mostly in Yell County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yell +1 more
Metro area
Russellville, AR
Population
78
Coordinates
34.8717, -93.6256
☼ Live from 72827 — Bluffton, AR

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Where 72827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72827
  • 🔢 Type 72827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆72827 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,827 = 19 × 3833. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110001111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72826 (Blue Mountain, AR, 18 mi away) and 72828 (Briggsville, AR, 7 mi away).
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27278, 27827, 27872, 28277, 28727, 28772, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27872 in Roxobel, NC, 924 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯437 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72827 and you would come out at 34.87°S, 86.37°E — 1,293 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 38.3 square miles of land, 72827 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population78This ZIP78
Households51This ZIP51
Housing units56This ZIP56
Median age72.0This ZIP72.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$28,021This ZIP$28,021Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$202,300This ZIP$202,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area38.27 sq miThis ZIP38.27 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 72827 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yell County 84.5%
Scott County 15.5%

ZIP codes near 72827

ZIPCityDistance
72838 Gravelly, AR 3.3 mi
72828 Briggsville, AR 6.6 mi
72841 Harvey, AR 8.6 mi
72860 Rover, AR 12.1 mi
72833 Danville, AR 12.1 mi
71969 Sims, AR 14.0 mi
72842 Havana, AR 15.3 mi
71970 Story, AR 16.0 mi
71965 Pencil Bluff, AR 16.3 mi
72950 Parks, AR 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72827?

72827 is in Bluffton, Arkansas, in Yell County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8717, -93.6256.

What county is 72827 in?

72827 spans 2 counties: Yell County and Scott County. Most of it falls in Yell 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 72827?

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

What time zone is 72827 in?

72827 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72827?

About 78 people live in ZIP code 72827, in 51 households, at 2.0 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 72827?

$28,021 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72827?

The closest are 72838 (3.3 mi), 72828 (6.6 mi), 72841 (8.6 mi), 72860 (12.1 mi) and 72833 (12.1 mi).

Is 72827 a PO Box ZIP code?

72827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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