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72944

ZIP 72944 is Mansfield, Arkansas, mostly in Sebastian County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sebastian +1 more
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
2,599
Coordinates
35.0425, -94.2376
☼ Live from 72944 — Mansfield, AR

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Where 72944 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 72944
  • 🔢 Type 72944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 47 × 97. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72943 (Magazine, AR, 27 mi away) and 72945 (Midland, AR, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72944 becomes 44927, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97442 in Glendale, OR, 1,648 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯407 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72944 and you would come out at 35.04°S, 85.76°E — 1,264 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 73.7 square miles of land, 72944 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,599This ZIP2,599
Households1,038This ZIP1,038
Housing units1,292This ZIP1,292
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$46,419This ZIP$46,419Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$117,400This ZIP$117,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$781This ZIP$781Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%This ZIP13.3%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density35.3 / sq miThis ZIP35.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees374This ZIP374
Annual payroll$16,850,000This ZIP$16,850,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$60,283,000This ZIP$60,283,000

Land area

Land area73.69 sq miThis ZIP73.69 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Counties 72944 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Sebastian County 67.7%
Scott County 32.3%

Other place names in 72944

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ZIP codes near 72944

ZIPCityDistance
72940 Huntington, AR 5.6 mi
72945 Midland, AR 8.1 mi
72938 Hartford, AR 8.4 mi
72936 Greenwood, AR 10.2 mi
72958 Waldron, AR 10.6 mi
72937 Hackett, AR 10.8 mi
72905 Fort Smith, AR 15.2 mi
74947 Monroe, OK 16.1 mi
72927 Booneville, AR 17.0 mi
72916 Fort Smith, AR 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72944?

72944 is in Mansfield, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0425, -94.2376.

What county is 72944 in?

72944 spans 2 counties: Sebastian County and Scott County. Most of it falls in Sebastian County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 72944?

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

What time zone is 72944 in?

72944 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72944?

About 2,599 people live in ZIP code 72944, in 1,038 households, at 35.3 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 72944?

$46,419 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72944?

The closest are 72940 (5.6 mi), 72945 (8.1 mi), 72938 (8.4 mi), 72936 (10.2 mi) and 72958 (10.6 mi).

Is 72944 a PO Box ZIP code?

72944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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