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72847

ZIP 72847 is London, Arkansas, mostly in Pope County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pope +1 more
Metro area
Russellville, AR
Population
3,040
Coordinates
35.3714, -93.2673
☼ Live from 72847 — London, AR

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Where 72847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72847
  • 🔢 Type 72847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,847 = 97 × 751. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72846 (Lamar, AR, 8 mi away) and 72851 (New Blaine, AR, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72847 becomes 74827 — and that is a real ZIP code: Atwood, OK, 176 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27847, 27874, 28747, 28774, 47728, 47872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84772 in Summit, UT, 1,103 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯423 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72847 and you would come out at 35.37°S, 86.73°E — 1,276 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 39.1 square miles of land, 72847 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,040This ZIP3,040
Households1,169This ZIP1,169
Housing units1,299This ZIP1,299
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$61,158This ZIP$61,158Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$161,200This ZIP$161,200Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$814This ZIP$814Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density77.8 / sq miThis ZIP77.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees122This ZIP122
Annual payroll$4,779,000This ZIP$4,779,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$65,228,000This ZIP$65,228,000

Land area

Land area39.09 sq miThis ZIP39.09 sq mi
Water area7.78 sq miThis ZIP7.78 sq mi

Counties 72847 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pope County 69.6%
Johnson County 30.4%

Other place names in 72847

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ZIP codes near 72847

ZIPCityDistance
72845 Knoxville, AR 6.3 mi
72835 Delaware, AR 8.2 mi
72846 Lamar, AR 8.5 mi
72801 Russellville, AR 9.5 mi
72811 Russellville, AR 9.9 mi
72802 Russellville, AR 11.1 mi
72812 Russellville, AR 12.5 mi
72851 New Blaine, AR 12.5 mi
72863 Scranton, AR 13.7 mi
72837 Dover, AR 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72847?

72847 is in London, Arkansas, in Pope County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3714, -93.2673.

What county is 72847 in?

72847 spans 2 counties: Pope County and Johnson County. Most of it falls in Pope 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 72847?

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

What time zone is 72847 in?

72847 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72847?

About 3,040 people live in ZIP code 72847, in 1,169 households, at 77.8 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 72847?

$61,158 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72847?

The closest are 72845 (6.3 mi), 72835 (8.2 mi), 72846 (8.5 mi), 72801 (9.5 mi) and 72811 (9.9 mi).

Is 72847 a PO Box ZIP code?

72847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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