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72952

ZIP 72952 is Rudy, Arkansas, in Crawford County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crawford
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
2,101
Coordinates
35.5686, -94.3014
☼ Live from 72952 — Rudy, AR

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Where 72952 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72952
  • 🔢 Type 72952 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,952 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 829. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72951 (Ratcliff, AR, 30 mi away) and 72955 (Uniontown, AR, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72952 becomes 25927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stanaford, WV, 744 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22579, 22957, 25729, 25927, 25972, 27259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97225 in Portland, OR, 1,634 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯376 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72952 and you would come out at 35.57°S, 85.70°E — 1,232 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 48.7 square miles of land, 72952 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,101This ZIP2,101
Households956This ZIP956
Housing units956This ZIP956
Median age53.0This ZIP53.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$49,254This ZIP$49,254Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$165,600This ZIP$165,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density43.1 / sq miThis ZIP43.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees100This ZIP100
Annual payroll$4,010,000This ZIP$4,010,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$61,201,000This ZIP$61,201,000

Land area

Land area48.75 sq miThis ZIP48.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 72952

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ZIP codes near 72952

ZIPCityDistance
72932 Cedarville, AR 4.9 mi
72956 Van Buren, AR 7.4 mi
72934 Chester, AR 8.2 mi
72955 Uniontown, AR 8.3 mi
72957 Van Buren, AR 9.5 mi
72921 Alma, AR 9.6 mi
72948 Natural Dam, AR 10.6 mi
72935 Dyer, AR 10.8 mi
72946 Mountainburg, AR 10.9 mi
72904 Fort Smith, AR 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72952?

72952 is in Rudy, Arkansas, in Crawford County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5686, -94.3014.

What county is 72952 in?

72952 lies in Crawford County.

What area code is 72952?

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

What time zone is 72952 in?

72952 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72952?

About 2,101 people live in ZIP code 72952, in 956 households, at 43.1 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 72952?

$49,254 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72952?

The closest are 72932 (4.9 mi), 72956 (7.4 mi), 72934 (8.2 mi), 72955 (8.3 mi) and 72957 (9.5 mi).

Is 72952 a PO Box ZIP code?

72952 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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