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73481

ZIP 73481 is Ratliff City, Oklahoma, mostly in Carter County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carter +2 more
Metro area
Ardmore, OK
Population
842
Coordinates
34.4270, -97.5274
☼ Live from 73481 — Ratliff City, OK

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Where 73481 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73481
  • 🔢 Type 73481 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBhEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,481 = 197 × 373. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73463 (Wilson, OK, 22 mi away) and 73487 (Tatums, OK, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73481 becomes 18437 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake Como, PA, 1,309 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13478, 13748, 13784, 13847, 14738, 14783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13478 in Verona, NY, 1,321 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯378 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73481 and you would come out at 34.43°S, 82.47°E — 1,205 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 77.9 square miles of land, 73481 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population842This ZIP842
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units392This ZIP392
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,250This ZIP$63,250Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$104,400This ZIP$104,400Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density10.8 / sq miThis ZIP10.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees485This ZIP485
Annual payroll$33,770,000This ZIP$33,770,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$26,982,000This ZIP$26,982,000

Land area

Land area77.94 sq miThis ZIP77.94 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 73481 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Carter County 74.2%
Stephens County 17.0%
Garvin County 8.8%

Other place names in 73481

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ZIP codes near 73481

ZIPCityDistance
73425 Countyline, OK 3.4 mi
73488 Tussy, OK 4.9 mi
73435 Fox, OK 5.1 mi
73487 Tatums, OK 5.7 mi
73437 Graham, OK 7.7 mi
73491 Velma, OK 8.0 mi
73444 Hennepin, OK 8.5 mi
73438 Healdton, OK 10.1 mi
73442 Loco, OK 11.7 mi
73458 Springer, OK 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73481?

73481 is in Ratliff City, Oklahoma, in Carter County, part of the Ardmore, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4270, -97.5274.

What county is 73481 in?

73481 spans 3 counties: Carter County, Stephens County and Garvin County. Most of it falls in Carter 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 73481?

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

What time zone is 73481 in?

73481 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73481?

About 842 people live in ZIP code 73481, in 309 households, at 10.8 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 73481?

$63,250 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73481?

The closest are 73425 (3.4 mi), 73488 (4.9 mi), 73435 (5.1 mi), 73487 (5.7 mi) and 73437 (7.7 mi).

Is 73481 a PO Box ZIP code?

73481 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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