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72941

ZIP 72941 is Lavaca, Arkansas, in Sebastian County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sebastian
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
5,140
Coordinates
35.3480, -94.1647
☼ Live from 72941 — Lavaca, AR

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Where 72941 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72941
  • 🔢 Type 72941 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,941 = 11 × 19 × 349. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72940 (Huntington, AR, 16 mi away) and 72943 (Magazine, AR, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72941 becomes 14927, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12749, 12974, 14729, 17249, 19472, 21749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97412 in Blachly, OR, 1,665 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯393 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72941 and you would come out at 35.35°S, 85.84°E — 1,249 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 43.4 square miles of land, 72941 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,140This ZIP5,140
Households1,936This ZIP1,936
Housing units2,123This ZIP2,123
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$73,558This ZIP$73,558Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$169,600This ZIP$169,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$908This ZIP$908Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density118.4 / sq miThis ZIP118.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees732This ZIP732
Annual payroll$39,577,000This ZIP$39,577,000
Tax returns filed2,230This ZIP2,230
Total adjusted gross income$146,408,000This ZIP$146,408,000

Land area

Land area43.42 sq miThis ZIP43.42 sq mi
Water area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi

Other place names in 72941

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ZIP codes near 72941

ZIPCityDistance
72930 Cecil, AR 6.4 mi
72905 Fort Smith, AR 7.3 mi
72923 Barling, AR 7.5 mi
72921 Alma, AR 8.1 mi
72933 Charleston, AR 8.7 mi
72935 Dyer, AR 10.3 mi
72903 Fort Smith, AR 11.1 mi
72936 Greenwood, AR 11.3 mi
72957 Van Buren, AR 12.0 mi
72916 Fort Smith, AR 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72941?

72941 is in Lavaca, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3480, -94.1647.

What county is 72941 in?

72941 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72941?

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

What time zone is 72941 in?

72941 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72941?

About 5,140 people live in ZIP code 72941, in 1,936 households, at 118.4 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 72941?

$73,558 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72941?

The closest are 72930 (6.4 mi), 72905 (7.3 mi), 72923 (7.5 mi), 72921 (8.1 mi) and 72933 (8.7 mi).

Is 72941 a PO Box ZIP code?

72941 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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