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72948

ZIP 72948 is Natural Dam, Arkansas, mostly in Crawford County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crawford +1 more
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
334
Coordinates
35.7027, -94.3929
☼ Live from 72948 — Natural Dam, AR

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Where 72948 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72948
  • 🔢 Type 72948 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,948 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 6079. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72947 (Mulberry, AR, 23 mi away) and 72949 (Ozark, AR, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72948 becomes 84927, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98247 in Everson, WA, 1,678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯365 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72948 and you would come out at 35.70°S, 85.61°E — 1,221 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 63.8 square miles of land, 72948 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population334This ZIP334
Households140This ZIP140
Housing units140This ZIP140
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$75,795This ZIP$75,795Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$217,000This ZIP$217,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Population density5.2 / sq miThis ZIP5.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$2,954,000This ZIP$2,954,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$8,906,000This ZIP$8,906,000

Land area

Land area63.77 sq miThis ZIP63.77 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 72948 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Crawford County 96.6%
Washington County 3.4%

ZIP codes near 72948

ZIPCityDistance
72934 Chester, AR 6.2 mi
72955 Uniontown, AR 6.6 mi
72932 Cedarville, AR 6.8 mi
72729 Evansville, AR 7.4 mi
72717 Canehill, AR 9.2 mi
72952 Rudy, AR 10.6 mi
72749 Morrow, AR 11.7 mi
72946 Mountainburg, AR 14.8 mi
74960 Stilwell, OK 16.3 mi
72956 Van Buren, AR 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72948?

72948 is in Natural Dam, Arkansas, in Crawford County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7027, -94.3929.

What county is 72948 in?

72948 spans 2 counties: Crawford County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Crawford 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 72948?

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

What time zone is 72948 in?

72948 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72948?

About 334 people live in ZIP code 72948, in 140 households, at 5.2 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 72948?

$75,795 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72948?

The closest are 72934 (6.2 mi), 72955 (6.6 mi), 72932 (6.8 mi), 72729 (7.4 mi) and 72717 (9.2 mi).

Is 72948 a PO Box ZIP code?

72948 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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