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72940

ZIP 72940 is Huntington, Arkansas, in Sebastian County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sebastian
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
1,829
Coordinates
35.1221, -94.2593
☼ Live from 72940 — Huntington, AR

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Where 72940 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72940
  • 🔢 Type 72940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 521. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72938 (Hartford, AR, 11 mi away) and 72941 (Lavaca, AR, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72940 becomes 04927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clinton, ME, 1,459 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,723 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯402 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72940 and you would come out at 35.12°S, 85.74°E — 1,258 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 47m.
  • 📏 At 43.7 square miles of land, 72940 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,829This ZIP1,829
Households650This ZIP650
Housing units758This ZIP758
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$58,056This ZIP$58,056Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$167,300This ZIP$167,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density41.9 / sq miThis ZIP41.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees105This ZIP105
Annual payroll$4,479,000This ZIP$4,479,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$59,562,000This ZIP$59,562,000

Land area

Land area43.66 sq miThis ZIP43.66 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 72940

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ZIP codes near 72940

ZIPCityDistance
72936 Greenwood, AR 5.2 mi
72944 Mansfield, AR 5.6 mi
72945 Midland, AR 6.0 mi
72937 Hackett, AR 7.5 mi
72905 Fort Smith, AR 9.8 mi
72938 Hartford, AR 10.6 mi
72916 Fort Smith, AR 12.2 mi
72923 Barling, AR 13.0 mi
74902 Pocola, OK 14.8 mi
72908 Fort Smith, AR 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72940?

72940 is in Huntington, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1221, -94.2593.

What county is 72940 in?

72940 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72940?

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

What time zone is 72940 in?

72940 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72940?

About 1,829 people live in ZIP code 72940, in 650 households, at 41.9 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 72940?

$58,056 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72940?

The closest are 72936 (5.2 mi), 72944 (5.6 mi), 72945 (6 mi), 72937 (7.5 mi) and 72905 (9.8 mi).

Is 72940 a PO Box ZIP code?

72940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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