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72959

ZIP 72959 is Winslow, Arkansas, mostly in Washington County; area code 479; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington +2 more
Population
2,972
Coordinates
35.7785, -94.0622
☼ Live from 72959 — Winslow, AR

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Where 72959 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 72959
  • 🔢 Type 72959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72959 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72958 (Waldron, AR, 61 mi away) and 73001 (Albert, OK, 248 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72959 becomes 95927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chico, CA, 1,541 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25979, 27599, 27959, 29579, 29597, 59729, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99752 in Kotzebue, AK, 3,359 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯373 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72959 and you would come out at 35.78°S, 85.94°E — 1,227 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 200.1 square miles of land, 72959 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 152 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,972This ZIP2,972
Households1,288This ZIP1,288
Housing units1,577This ZIP1,577
Median age53.6This ZIP53.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$51,923This ZIP$51,923Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$197,000This ZIP$197,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$727This ZIP$727Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density14.9 / sq miThis ZIP14.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees79This ZIP79
Annual payroll$2,444,000This ZIP$2,444,000
Tax returns filed1,160This ZIP1,160
Total adjusted gross income$64,411,000This ZIP$64,411,000

Land area

Land area200.07 sq miThis ZIP200.07 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 72959 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 59.1%
Crawford County 25.4%
Franklin County 15.5%

Other place names in 72959

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ZIP codes near 72959

ZIPCityDistance
72946 Mountainburg, AR 9.7 mi
72774 West Fork, AR 11.5 mi
72727 Elkins, AR 11.8 mi
72934 Chester, AR 14.0 mi
72701 Fayetteville, AR 14.8 mi
72947 Mulberry, AR 15.6 mi
72721 Combs, AR 15.9 mi
72737 Greenland, AR 16.2 mi
72753 Prairie Grove, AR 18.5 mi
72948 Natural Dam, AR 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72959?

72959 is in Winslow, Arkansas, in Washington County, part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7785, -94.0622.

What county is 72959 in?

72959 spans 3 counties: Washington County, Crawford County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Washington 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 72959?

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

What time zone is 72959 in?

72959 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72959?

About 2,972 people live in ZIP code 72959, in 1,288 households, at 14.9 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 72959?

$51,923 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72959?

The closest are 72946 (9.7 mi), 72774 (11.5 mi), 72727 (11.8 mi), 72934 (14 mi) and 72701 (14.8 mi).

Is 72959 a PO Box ZIP code?

72959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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