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72955

ZIP 72955 is Uniontown, Arkansas, in Crawford County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crawford
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
719
Coordinates
35.6146, -94.4377
☼ Live from 72955 — Uniontown, AR

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Where 72955 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72955
  • 🔢 Type 72955 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,955 = 5 × 14591. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72952 (Rudy, AR, 8 mi away) and 72956 (Van Buren, AR, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72955 becomes 55927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dodge Center, MN, 588 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27559, 29575, 52759, 55792, 55927, 55972, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95527 in Burnt Ranch, CA, 1,607 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯369 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72955 and you would come out at 35.61°S, 85.56°E — 1,225 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 13.9 square miles of land, 72955 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population719This ZIP719
Households254This ZIP254
Housing units308This ZIP308
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median home value$156,500This ZIP$156,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density51.9 / sq miThis ZIP51.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$391,000This ZIP$391,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$9,067,000This ZIP$9,067,000

Land area

Land area13.85 sq miThis ZIP13.85 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 72955

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ZIP codes near 72955

ZIPCityDistance
72932 Cedarville, AR 3.5 mi
72948 Natural Dam, AR 6.6 mi
72952 Rudy, AR 8.3 mi
72934 Chester, AR 9.9 mi
72956 Van Buren, AR 11.3 mi
72729 Evansville, AR 12.2 mi
74948 Muldrow, OK 12.5 mi
72957 Van Buren, AR 13.3 mi
72904 Fort Smith, AR 14.1 mi
74954 Roland, OK 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72955?

72955 is in Uniontown, Arkansas, in Crawford County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6146, -94.4377.

What county is 72955 in?

72955 lies in Crawford County.

What area code is 72955?

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

What time zone is 72955 in?

72955 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72955?

About 719 people live in ZIP code 72955, in 254 households, at 51.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 72955?

The closest are 72932 (3.5 mi), 72948 (6.6 mi), 72952 (8.3 mi), 72934 (9.9 mi) and 72956 (11.3 mi).

Is 72955 a PO Box ZIP code?

72955 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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