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72842

ZIP 72842 is Havana, 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
1,112
Coordinates
35.0899, -93.5845
☼ Live from 72842 — Havana, AR

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Where 72842 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72842
  • 🔢 Type 72842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,842 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 11 × 43. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72841 (Harvey, AR, 19 mi away) and 72843 (Hector, AR, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72842 becomes 24827 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cyclone, WV, 689 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,122 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯427 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72842 and you would come out at 35.09°S, 86.42°E — 1,282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 78.6 square miles of land, 72842 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,112This ZIP1,112
Households426This ZIP426
Housing units504This ZIP504
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$49,000This ZIP$49,000Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$103,400This ZIP$103,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$840This ZIP$840Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%This ZIP8.1%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density14.1 / sq miThis ZIP14.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$490,000This ZIP$490,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$25,534,000This ZIP$25,534,000

Land area

Land area78.61 sq miThis ZIP78.61 sq mi
Water area2.27 sq miThis ZIP2.27 sq mi

Counties 72842 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yell County 100.0%
Logan County 0.0%

Other place names in 72842

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ZIP codes near 72842

ZIPCityDistance
72833 Danville, AR 7.0 mi
72826 Blue Mountain, AR 7.6 mi
72824 Belleville, AR 9.9 mi
72828 Briggsville, AR 11.3 mi
72860 Rover, AR 11.6 mi
72855 Paris, AR 11.7 mi
72943 Magazine, AR 13.0 mi
72851 New Blaine, AR 14.1 mi
72838 Gravelly, AR 15.0 mi
72865 Subiaco, AR 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72842?

72842 is in Havana, Arkansas, in Yell County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0899, -93.5845.

What county is 72842 in?

72842 spans 2 counties: Yell County and Logan 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 72842?

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

What time zone is 72842 in?

72842 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72842?

About 1,112 people live in ZIP code 72842, in 426 households, at 14.1 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 72842?

$49,000 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72842?

The closest are 72833 (7 mi), 72826 (7.6 mi), 72824 (9.9 mi), 72828 (11.3 mi) and 72860 (11.6 mi).

Is 72842 a PO Box ZIP code?

72842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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