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72856

ZIP 72856 is Pelsor, Arkansas, mostly in Newton County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton +1 more
Metro area
Harrison, AR
Population
446
Coordinates
35.7690, -93.0574
☼ Live from 72856 — Pelsor, AR

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Where 72856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72856
  • 🔢 Type 72856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1301. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72855 (Paris, AR, 50 mi away) and 72857 (Plainview, AR, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72856 becomes 65827, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27568, 27586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85267 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,081 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯412 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72856 and you would come out at 35.77°S, 86.94°E — 1,261 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 98.6 square miles of land, 72856 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population446This ZIP446
Households205This ZIP205
Housing units254This ZIP254
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$47,284This ZIP$47,284Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$255,500This ZIP$255,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher1.5%This ZIP1.5%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density4.5 / sq miThis ZIP4.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$294,000This ZIP$294,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$7,035,000This ZIP$7,035,000

Land area

Land area98.60 sq miThis ZIP98.60 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 72856 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Newton County 83.8%
Pope County 16.2%

ZIP codes near 72856

ZIPCityDistance
72655 Mount Judea, AR 9.8 mi
72683 Vendor, AR 11.7 mi
72686 Witts Springs, AR 12.9 mi
72628 Deer, AR 13.5 mi
72839 Hagarville, AR 14.2 mi
72679 Tilly, AR 14.6 mi
72843 Hector, AR 15.7 mi
72640 Hasty, AR 16.2 mi
72837 Dover, AR 17.1 mi
72666 Parthenon, AR 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72856?

72856 is in Pelsor, Arkansas, in Newton County, part of the Harrison, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7690, -93.0574.

What county is 72856 in?

72856 spans 2 counties: Newton County and Pope County. Most of it falls in Newton 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 72856?

Pelsor uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72856 in?

72856 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72856?

About 446 people live in ZIP code 72856, in 205 households, at 4.5 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 72856?

$47,284 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72856?

The closest are 72655 (9.8 mi), 72683 (11.7 mi), 72686 (12.9 mi), 72628 (13.5 mi) and 72839 (14.2 mi).

Is 72856 a PO Box ZIP code?

72856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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