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73487

ZIP 73487 is Tatums, Oklahoma, in Carter County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carter
Metro area
Ardmore, OK
Population
178
Coordinates
34.4695, -97.4421
☼ Live from 73487 — Tatums, OK

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Where 73487 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73487
  • 🔢 Type 73487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,487 = 43 × 1709. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73481 (Ratliff City, OK, 6 mi away) and 73488 (Tussy, OK, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73487 becomes 78437, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34778, 34787, 37748, 37847, 37874, 38477, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34787 in Winter Garden, FL, 1,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯376 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73487 and you would come out at 34.47°S, 82.56°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 14.2 square miles of land, 73487 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population178This ZIP178
Households71This ZIP71
Housing units86This ZIP86
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$31,250This ZIP$31,250Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$77,500This ZIP$77,500Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%This ZIP3.9%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density12.6 / sq miThis ZIP12.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area14.16 sq miThis ZIP14.16 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 73487

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 73487

ZIPCityDistance
73444 Hennepin, OK 3.0 mi
73481 Ratliff City, OK 5.7 mi
73488 Tussy, OK 6.6 mi
73437 Graham, OK 7.2 mi
73425 Countyline, OK 7.3 mi
73435 Fox, OK 8.3 mi
73458 Springer, OK 11.0 mi
73433 Elmore City, OK 11.9 mi
73491 Velma, OK 12.4 mi
73434 Foster, OK 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73487?

73487 is in Tatums, Oklahoma, in Carter County, part of the Ardmore, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4695, -97.4421.

What county is 73487 in?

73487 lies in Carter County.

What area code is 73487?

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

What time zone is 73487 in?

73487 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73487?

About 178 people live in ZIP code 73487, in 71 households, at 12.6 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 73487?

$31,250 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73487?

The closest are 73444 (3 mi), 73481 (5.7 mi), 73488 (6.6 mi), 73437 (7.2 mi) and 73425 (7.3 mi).

Is 73487 a PO Box ZIP code?

73487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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