72828
ZIP 72828 is Briggsville, Arkansas, in Yell County; area code 479; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Yell
- Metro area
- Russellville, AR
- Population
- 123
- Coordinates
- 34.9307, -93.5350
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Where 72828 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 72828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,828 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001110001111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72827 (Bluffton, AR, 7 mi away) and 72829 (Centerville, AR, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72828 becomes 82827, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27288, 27828, 27882, 28278, 28287, 28728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27828 in Farmville, NC, 900 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 72828 and you would come out at 34.93°S, 86.47°E — 1,292 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 48m.
- 📏 At 17.2 square miles of land, 72828 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 123This ZIP123 |
|---|---|
| Households | 86This ZIP86 |
| Housing units | 110This ZIP110 |
| Median age | 63.2This ZIP63.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.2%This ZIP19.2% |
| Population density | 7.2 / sq miThis ZIP7.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 17.17 sq miThis ZIP17.17 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72828
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72860 | Rover, AR | 5.6 mi |
72833 | Danville, AR | 6.1 mi |
72827 | Bluffton, AR | 6.6 mi |
72838 | Gravelly, AR | 8.7 mi |
72842 | Havana, AR | 11.3 mi |
72857 | Plainview, AR | 12.9 mi |
72841 | Harvey, AR | 14.4 mi |
72824 | Belleville, AR | 15.1 mi |
72826 | Blue Mountain, AR | 16.9 mi |
72853 | Ola, AR | 18.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72828?
72828 is in Briggsville, Arkansas, in Yell County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9307, -93.5350.
What county is 72828 in?
72828 lies in Yell County.
What area code is 72828?
Briggsville uses area code 479, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72828 in?
72828 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72828?
About 123 people live in ZIP code 72828, in 86 households, at 7.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 72828?
The closest are 72860 (5.6 mi), 72833 (6.1 mi), 72827 (6.6 mi), 72838 (8.7 mi) and 72842 (11.3 mi).
Is 72828 a PO Box ZIP code?
72828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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