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73142

ZIP 73142 is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County; area codes 405 and 572; Central time. Oklahoma City has 76 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Oklahoma
Metro area
Oklahoma City, OK
Population
17,548
Coordinates
35.6098, -97.6468
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Where 73142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73142
  • 🔢 Type 73142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,142 = 2 × 36571. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73141 (Oklahoma City, OK, 15 mi away) and 73143 (Oklahoma City, OK, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73142 becomes 24137 — and that is a real ZIP code: Penhook, VA, 1,005 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12473, 12734, 12743, 13472, 14273, 14723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12473 in Round Top, NY, 1,344 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯296 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73142 and you would come out at 35.61°S, 82.35°E — 1,130 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 7.8 square miles of land, 73142 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,548This ZIP17,548
Households7,956This ZIP7,956
Housing units8,329This ZIP8,329
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$81,818This ZIP$81,818Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$364,300This ZIP$364,300Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,267This ZIP$1,267Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%This ZIP56.8%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density2,251.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,251.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments475This ZIP475
Employees5,538This ZIP5,538
Annual payroll$317,565,000This ZIP$317,565,000
Tax returns filed8,230This ZIP8,230
Total adjusted gross income$1,342,182,000This ZIP$1,342,182,000

Land area

Land area7.79 sq miThis ZIP7.79 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 73142

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ZIP codes near 73142

ZIPCityDistance
73162 Oklahoma City, OK 1.9 mi
73134 Oklahoma City, OK 4.4 mi
73120 Oklahoma City, OK 4.6 mi
73132 Oklahoma City, OK 4.6 mi
73012 Edmond, OK 5.4 mi
73116 Oklahoma City, OK 6.4 mi
73122 Oklahoma City, OK 6.4 mi
73172 Oklahoma City, OK 6.5 mi
73008 Bethany, OK 6.8 mi
73078 Piedmont, OK 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73142?

73142 is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County, part of the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6098, -97.6468.

What county is 73142 in?

73142 lies in Oklahoma County.

What area code is 73142?

Oklahoma City uses area codes 405 and 572, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 73142 in?

73142 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73142?

About 17,548 people live in ZIP code 73142, in 7,956 households, at 2,251.8 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 73142?

$81,818 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73142?

The closest are 73162 (1.9 mi), 73134 (4.4 mi), 73120 (4.6 mi), 73132 (4.6 mi) and 73012 (5.4 mi).

Is 73142 a PO Box ZIP code?

73142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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