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73438

ZIP 73438 is Healdton, Oklahoma, in Carter County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carter
Metro area
Ardmore, OK
Population
2,938
Coordinates
34.2816, -97.5032
☼ Live from 73438 — Healdton, OK

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Where 73438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73438
  • 🔢 Type 73438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,438 = 2 × 73 × 503. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73437 (Graham, OK, 8 mi away) and 73439 (Kingston, OK, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73438 becomes 83437, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33478, 33487, 33784, 33847, 37348, 37384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33487 in Boca Raton, FL, 1,170 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯388 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73438 and you would come out at 34.28°S, 82.50°E — 1,214 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 70.4 square miles of land, 73438 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,938This ZIP2,938
Households1,302This ZIP1,302
Housing units1,521This ZIP1,521
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,286This ZIP$50,286Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$71,200This ZIP$71,200Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density41.7 / sq miThis ZIP41.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees584This ZIP584
Annual payroll$32,240,000This ZIP$32,240,000
Tax returns filed1,250This ZIP1,250
Total adjusted gross income$66,813,000This ZIP$66,813,000

Land area

Land area70.42 sq miThis ZIP70.42 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 73438

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ZIP codes near 73438

ZIPCityDistance
73435 Fox, OK 5.3 mi
73437 Graham, OK 7.9 mi
73481 Ratliff City, OK 10.1 mi
73442 Loco, OK 11.0 mi
73463 Wilson, OK 11.6 mi
73458 Springer, OK 11.8 mi
73425 Countyline, OK 13.0 mi
73487 Tatums, OK 13.4 mi
73456 Ringling, OK 13.7 mi
73443 Lone Grove, OK 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73438?

73438 is in Healdton, Oklahoma, in Carter County, part of the Ardmore, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2816, -97.5032.

What county is 73438 in?

73438 lies in Carter County.

What area code is 73438?

Healdton uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 73438 in?

73438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73438?

About 2,938 people live in ZIP code 73438, in 1,302 households, at 41.7 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 73438?

$50,286 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73438?

The closest are 73435 (5.3 mi), 73437 (7.9 mi), 73481 (10.1 mi), 73442 (11 mi) and 73463 (11.6 mi).

Is 73438 a PO Box ZIP code?

73438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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