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Where 72950 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.
- 🔢 Type 72950 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 72,950 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1459. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001110011110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72949 (Ozark, AR, 53 mi away) and 72951 (Ratcliff, AR, 35 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 72950 becomes 05927, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09725, 20579, 20597, 20759, 25079, 25709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09725 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,530 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
- 🎯432 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72950 and you would come out at 34.79°S, 86.10°E — 1,289 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 105.8 square miles of land, 72950 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 517This ZIP517 |
|---|---|
| Households | 260This ZIP260 |
| Housing units | 293This ZIP293 |
| Median age | 56.0This ZIP56.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,628This ZIP$42,628Arkansas$60,773US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $95,600This ZIP$95,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.4%This ZIP43.4% |
| Mean commute | 51.9 minThis ZIP51.9 min |
| Population density | 4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 130This ZIP130 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $6,765,000This ZIP$6,765,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 105.77 sq miThis ZIP105.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 72950
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
72841 | Harvey, AR | 8.7 mi |
72926 | Boles, AR | 9.0 mi |
71965 | Pencil Bluff, AR | 13.4 mi |
71961 | Oden, AR | 13.8 mi |
71966 | Oden, AR | 14.0 mi |
72838 | Gravelly, AR | 14.2 mi |
72958 | Waldron, AR | 16.1 mi |
72827 | Bluffton, AR | 16.6 mi |
71969 | Sims, AR | 17.8 mi |
72927 | Booneville, AR | 19.9 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 72950 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 72950?
72950 is in Parks, Arkansas, in Scott County. Its published point location is 34.7933, -93.9031.
What county is 72950 in?
72950 lies in Scott County.
What area code is 72950?
Parks uses area code 479, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 72950 in?
72950 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 72950?
About 517 people live in ZIP code 72950, in 260 households, at 4.9 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 72950?
$42,628 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.
What ZIP codes are near 72950?
The closest are 72841 (8.7 mi), 72926 (9 mi), 71965 (13.4 mi), 71961 (13.8 mi) and 71966 (14 mi).
Is 72950 a PO Box ZIP code?
72950 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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