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Where 72841 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 72841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,841 = 23 × 3167. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001110010001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72840 (Hartman, AR, 42 mi away) and 72842 (Havana, AR, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72841 becomes 14827 — and that is a real ZIP code: Coopers Plains, NY, 1,029 miles away.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12874 in Silver Bay, NY, 1,237 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
- 🎯432 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72841 and you would come out at 34.87°S, 86.22°E — 1,288 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 41.6 square miles of land, 72841 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 316This ZIP316 |
|---|---|
| Households | 85This ZIP85 |
| Housing units | 120This ZIP120 |
| Median age | 38.8This ZIP38.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $28,672This ZIP$28,672Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $155,500This ZIP$155,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.9%This ZIP23.9% |
| Population density | 7.6 / sq miThis ZIP7.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 41.63 sq miThis ZIP41.63 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
Counties 72841 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Scott County | 96.0% |
| Yell County | 4.0% |
ZIP codes near 72841
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72838 | Gravelly, AR | 5.7 mi |
72827 | Bluffton, AR | 8.6 mi |
72950 | Parks, AR | 8.7 mi |
72828 | Briggsville, AR | 14.4 mi |
71965 | Pencil Bluff, AR | 14.7 mi |
71969 | Sims, AR | 15.9 mi |
71966 | Oden, AR | 17.0 mi |
72927 | Booneville, AR | 17.5 mi |
72926 | Boles, AR | 17.7 mi |
71961 | Oden, AR | 18.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72841?
72841 is in Harvey, Arkansas, in Scott County. Its published point location is 34.8651, -93.7771.
What county is 72841 in?
72841 spans 2 counties: Scott County and Yell County. Most of it falls in Scott 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 72841?
Harvey uses area code 479, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72841 in?
72841 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72841?
About 316 people live in ZIP code 72841, in 85 households, at 7.6 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 72841?
$28,672 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72841?
The closest are 72838 (5.7 mi), 72827 (8.6 mi), 72950 (8.7 mi), 72828 (14.4 mi) and 71965 (14.7 mi).
Is 72841 a PO Box ZIP code?
72841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “72841 ZIP Code — Harvey, Arkansas (Scott County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/72841
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