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72860

ZIP 72860 is Rover, Arkansas, in Yell County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yell
Metro area
Russellville, AR
Population
269
Coordinates
34.9658, -93.4459
☼ Live from 72860 — Rover, AR

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Where 72860 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72860
  • 🔢 Type 72860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 3643. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72858 (Pottsville, AR, 28 mi away) and 72863 (Scranton, AR, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72860 becomes 06827, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02768 in Raynham Center, MA, 1,295 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯438 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72860 and you would come out at 34.97°S, 86.55°E — 1,293 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 25.9 square miles of land, 72860 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population269This ZIP269
Households107This ZIP107
Housing units145This ZIP145
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$79,034This ZIP$79,034Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density10.4 / sq miThis ZIP10.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$932,000This ZIP$932,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$6,257,000This ZIP$6,257,000

Land area

Land area25.94 sq miThis ZIP25.94 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 72860

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ZIP codes near 72860

ZIPCityDistance
72833 Danville, AR 4.6 mi
72828 Briggsville, AR 5.6 mi
72857 Plainview, AR 9.9 mi
72824 Belleville, AR 11.2 mi
72842 Havana, AR 11.6 mi
72827 Bluffton, AR 12.1 mi
72853 Ola, AR 12.7 mi
72838 Gravelly, AR 14.3 mi
72829 Centerville, AR 18.0 mi
72826 Blue Mountain, AR 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72860?

72860 is in Rover, Arkansas, in Yell County, part of the Russellville, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9658, -93.4459.

What county is 72860 in?

72860 lies in Yell County.

What area code is 72860?

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

What time zone is 72860 in?

72860 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72860?

About 269 people live in ZIP code 72860, in 107 households, at 10.4 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 72860?

$79,034 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72860?

The closest are 72833 (4.6 mi), 72828 (5.6 mi), 72857 (9.9 mi), 72824 (11.2 mi) and 72842 (11.6 mi).

Is 72860 a PO Box ZIP code?

72860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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