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Where 72926 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.
- 🔢 Type 72926 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,926 = 2 × 7 × 5209. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001110011011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72923 (Barling, AR, 44 mi away) and 72927 (Booneville, AR, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72926 becomes 62927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dowell, IL, 347 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22967, 22976, 27629, 27926, 27962, 29627, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96272 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,826 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
- 🎯433 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72926 and you would come out at 34.71°S, 85.98°E — 1,289 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 95.6 square miles of land, 72926 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 587This ZIP587 |
|---|---|
| Households | 193This ZIP193 |
| Housing units | 273This ZIP273 |
| Median age | 30.9This ZIP30.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $82,578This ZIP$82,578Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $148,400This ZIP$148,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.8%This ZIP14.8% |
| Mean commute | 24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min |
| Population density | 6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 200This ZIP200 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $8,859,000This ZIP$8,859,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 95.59 sq miThis ZIP95.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi |
Other place names in 72926
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 72926
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72950 | Parks, AR | 9.0 mi |
71953 | Mena, AR | 12.4 mi |
71932 | Board Camp, AR | 12.7 mi |
71961 | Oden, AR | 13.0 mi |
72958 | Waldron, AR | 15.3 mi |
71966 | Oden, AR | 15.4 mi |
71965 | Pencil Bluff, AR | 16.8 mi |
72841 | Harvey, AR | 17.7 mi |
71969 | Sims, AR | 22.6 mi |
72838 | Gravelly, AR | 23.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72926?
72926 is in Boles, Arkansas, in Scott County. Its published point location is 34.7105, -94.0247.
What county is 72926 in?
72926 lies in Scott County.
What area code is 72926?
Boles uses area code 479, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72926 in?
72926 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72926?
About 587 people live in ZIP code 72926, in 193 households, at 6.1 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 72926?
$82,578 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72926?
The closest are 72950 (9 mi), 71953 (12.4 mi), 71932 (12.7 mi), 71961 (13 mi) and 72958 (15.3 mi).
Is 72926 a PO Box ZIP code?
72926 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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