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72936

ZIP 72936 is Greenwood, Arkansas, in Sebastian County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sebastian
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
14,070
Coordinates
35.1897, -94.2184
☼ Live from 72936 — Greenwood, AR

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Where 72936 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72936
  • 🔢 Type 72936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1013. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72935 (Dyer, AR, 22 mi away) and 72937 (Hackett, AR, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72936 becomes 63927, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23967, 23976, 26739, 27936, 29376, 29673, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96372 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,381 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯400 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72936 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 85.78°E — 1,256 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 47m.
  • 📏 At 80.9 square miles of land, 72936 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,070This ZIP14,070
Households5,580This ZIP5,580
Housing units5,925This ZIP5,925
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$71,829This ZIP$71,829Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$201,400This ZIP$201,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$826This ZIP$826Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density173.9 / sq miThis ZIP173.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees2,171This ZIP2,171
Annual payroll$91,131,000This ZIP$91,131,000
Tax returns filed6,220This ZIP6,220
Total adjusted gross income$458,570,000This ZIP$458,570,000

Land area

Land area80.92 sq miThis ZIP80.92 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Other place names in 72936

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ZIP codes near 72936

ZIPCityDistance
72940 Huntington, AR 5.2 mi
72905 Fort Smith, AR 5.2 mi
72923 Barling, AR 9.1 mi
72944 Mansfield, AR 10.2 mi
72945 Midland, AR 10.3 mi
72916 Fort Smith, AR 10.4 mi
72937 Hackett, AR 10.5 mi
72941 Lavaca, AR 11.3 mi
72908 Fort Smith, AR 13.5 mi
72903 Fort Smith, AR 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72936?

72936 is in Greenwood, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1897, -94.2184.

What county is 72936 in?

72936 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72936?

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

What time zone is 72936 in?

72936 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72936?

About 14,070 people live in ZIP code 72936, in 5,580 households, at 173.9 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 72936?

$71,829 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72936?

The closest are 72940 (5.2 mi), 72905 (5.2 mi), 72923 (9.1 mi), 72944 (10.2 mi) and 72945 (10.3 mi).

Is 72936 a PO Box ZIP code?

72936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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