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72923

ZIP 72923 is Barling, Arkansas, in Sebastian County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sebastian
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
4,956
Coordinates
35.3087, -94.2894
☼ Live from 72923 — Barling, AR

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Where 72923 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72923
  • 🔢 Type 72923 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72923 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72921 (Alma, AR, 12 mi away) and 72926 (Boles, AR, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72923 becomes 32927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cocoa, FL, 920 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22739, 22937, 22973, 23279, 23297, 23927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97223 in Portland, OR, 1,643 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯391 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72923 and you would come out at 35.31°S, 85.71°E — 1,247 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 16.4 square miles of land, 72923 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,956This ZIP4,956
Households2,133This ZIP2,133
Housing units2,546This ZIP2,546
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$54,157This ZIP$54,157Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$140,000This ZIP$140,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density302.7 / sq miThis ZIP302.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees789This ZIP789
Annual payroll$27,626,000This ZIP$27,626,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$107,462,000This ZIP$107,462,000

Land area

Land area16.37 sq miThis ZIP16.37 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Other place names in 72923

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ZIP codes near 72923

ZIPCityDistance
72905 Fort Smith, AR 4.1 mi
72903 Fort Smith, AR 5.1 mi
72916 Fort Smith, AR 5.3 mi
72908 Fort Smith, AR 6.7 mi
72941 Lavaca, AR 7.5 mi
72901 Fort Smith, AR 8.1 mi
72906 Fort Smith, AR 8.1 mi
72913 Fort Smith, AR 8.1 mi
72914 Fort Smith, AR 8.1 mi
72917 Fort Smith, AR 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72923?

72923 is in Barling, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3087, -94.2894.

What county is 72923 in?

72923 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72923?

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

What time zone is 72923 in?

72923 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72923?

About 4,956 people live in ZIP code 72923, in 2,133 households, at 302.7 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 72923?

$54,157 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72923?

The closest are 72905 (4.1 mi), 72903 (5.1 mi), 72916 (5.3 mi), 72908 (6.7 mi) and 72941 (7.5 mi).

Is 72923 a PO Box ZIP code?

72923 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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