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73501

ZIP 73501 is in Lawton, Oklahoma, in Comanche County; area code 580; Central time. Lawton has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 73502, 73505, 73506 and 73507.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Comanche
Metro area
Lawton, OK
Population
20,397
Coordinates
34.5579, -98.2910
☼ Live from 73501 — Lawton, OK

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Where 73501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73501
  • 🔢 Type 73501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,501 = 31 × 2371. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73491 (Velma, OK, 36 mi away) and 73502 (Lawton, OK, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73501 becomes 10537 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake Peekskill, NY, 1,404 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01375, 01537, 03751, 05731, 07513, 10537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03751 in Georges Mills, NH, 1,527 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯364 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73501 and you would come out at 34.56°S, 81.71°E — 1,177 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 50m.
  • 📏 At 105.0 square miles of land, 73501 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,397This ZIP20,397
Households7,292This ZIP7,292
Housing units8,994This ZIP8,994
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,741This ZIP$49,741Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$133,000This ZIP$133,000Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$863This ZIP$863Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density194.3 / sq miThis ZIP194.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments660This ZIP660
Employees9,843This ZIP9,843
Annual payroll$378,693,000This ZIP$378,693,000
Tax returns filed6,290This ZIP6,290
Total adjusted gross income$295,067,000This ZIP$295,067,000

Land area

Land area104.98 sq miThis ZIP104.98 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Other place names in 73501

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ZIP codes near 73501

ZIPCityDistance
73502 Lawton, OK 6.7 mi
73543 Geronimo, OK 8.3 mi
73506 Lawton, OK 10.7 mi
73505 Lawton, OK 11.3 mi
73572 Walters, OK 13.0 mi
73503 Fort Sill, OK 14.3 mi
73567 Sterling, OK 14.8 mi
73507 Lawton, OK 15.7 mi
73538 Elgin, OK 15.9 mi
73540 Faxon, OK 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73501?

73501 is in Lawton, Oklahoma, in Comanche County, part of the Lawton, OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5579, -98.2910.

What county is 73501 in?

73501 lies in Comanche County.

What area code is 73501?

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

What time zone is 73501 in?

73501 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73501?

About 20,397 people live in ZIP code 73501, in 7,292 households, at 194.3 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 73501?

$49,741 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73501?

The closest are 73502 (6.7 mi), 73543 (8.3 mi), 73506 (10.7 mi), 73505 (11.3 mi) and 73572 (13 mi).

Is 73501 a PO Box ZIP code?

73501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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