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73491

ZIP 73491 is Velma, Oklahoma, in Stephens County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stephens
Metro area
Duncan, OK
Population
791
Coordinates
34.4676, -97.6596
☼ Live from 73491 — Velma, OK

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Where 73491 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73491
  • 🔢 Type 73491 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGhEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,491 = 3 × 11 × 17 × 131. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111100010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73488 (Tussy, OK, 6 mi away) and 73501 (Lawton, OK, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73491 becomes 19437 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gwynedd Valley, PA, 1,288 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13479, 13749, 13794, 14739, 17349, 17934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97134 in Oceanside, OR, 1,577 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯374 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73491 and you would come out at 34.47°S, 82.34°E — 1,199 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 10.4 square miles of land, 73491 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population791This ZIP791
Households318This ZIP318
Housing units347This ZIP347
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,750This ZIP$83,750Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$114,600This ZIP$114,600Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density76.1 / sq miThis ZIP76.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees441This ZIP441
Annual payroll$25,646,000This ZIP$25,646,000

Land area

Land area10.40 sq miThis ZIP10.40 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 73491

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ZIP codes near 73491

ZIPCityDistance
73425 Countyline, OK 5.1 mi
73488 Tussy, OK 6.2 mi
73481 Ratliff City, OK 8.0 mi
73442 Loco, OK 10.1 mi
73536 Duncan, OK 11.0 mi
73434 Foster, OK 11.4 mi
73435 Fox, OK 12.1 mi
73533 Duncan, OK 12.1 mi
73487 Tatums, OK 12.4 mi
73444 Hennepin, OK 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73491?

73491 is in Velma, Oklahoma, in Stephens County, part of the Duncan, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4676, -97.6596.

What county is 73491 in?

73491 lies in Stephens County.

What area code is 73491?

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

What time zone is 73491 in?

73491 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73491?

About 791 people live in ZIP code 73491, in 318 households, at 76.1 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 73491?

$83,750 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73491?

The closest are 73425 (5.1 mi), 73488 (6.2 mi), 73481 (8 mi), 73442 (10.1 mi) and 73536 (11 mi).

Is 73491 a PO Box ZIP code?

73491 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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