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72838

ZIP 72838 is Gravelly, 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
203
Coordinates
34.8882, -93.6803
☼ Live from 72838 — Gravelly, AR

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Where 72838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72838
  • 🔢 Type 72838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,838 = 2 × 79 × 461. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72837 (Dover, AR, 55 mi away) and 72839 (Hagarville, AR, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72838 becomes 83827 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elk River, ID, 1,426 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23878, 23887, 27883, 28378, 28387, 28738, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83872 in Viola, ID, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯434 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72838 and you would come out at 34.89°S, 86.32°E — 1,290 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 17.9 square miles of land, 72838 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population203This ZIP203
Households85This ZIP85
Housing units104This ZIP104
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$85,580This ZIP$85,580Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$102,400This ZIP$102,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Population density11.3 / sq miThis ZIP11.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area17.94 sq miThis ZIP17.94 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 72838 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yell County 83.7%
Scott County 16.3%

ZIP codes near 72838

ZIPCityDistance
72827 Bluffton, AR 3.3 mi
72841 Harvey, AR 5.7 mi
72828 Briggsville, AR 8.7 mi
72833 Danville, AR 13.4 mi
72950 Parks, AR 14.2 mi
72860 Rover, AR 14.3 mi
72842 Havana, AR 15.0 mi
71969 Sims, AR 15.4 mi
71965 Pencil Bluff, AR 16.5 mi
72826 Blue Mountain, AR 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72838?

72838 is in Gravelly, Arkansas, in Yell County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8882, -93.6803.

What county is 72838 in?

72838 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 72838?

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

What time zone is 72838 in?

72838 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72838?

About 203 people live in ZIP code 72838, in 85 households, at 11.3 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 72838?

$85,580 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72838?

The closest are 72827 (3.3 mi), 72841 (5.7 mi), 72828 (8.7 mi), 72833 (13.4 mi) and 72950 (14.2 mi).

Is 72838 a PO Box ZIP code?

72838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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