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Where 73523 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 73523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSEL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 73523 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001111100110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73522 (Altus, OK, 3 mi away) and 73526 (Blair, OK, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 73523 becomes 32537 — and that is a real ZIP code: Milligan, FL, 782 miles away.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23357, 25337, 27533, 32357, 32537, 32735, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23357 in Greenbush, VA, 1,330 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯360 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73523 and you would come out at 34.66°S, 80.71°E — 1,147 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
- 📏 At 0.277 square miles of land, 73523 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 134 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 243This ZIP243 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 21.2This ZIP21.2Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.8%This ZIP37.8% |
| Mean commute | 3.8 minThis ZIP3.8 min |
| Population density | 877.3 / sq miThis ZIP877.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 239This ZIP239 |
| Annual payroll | $30,253,000This ZIP$30,253,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 73523
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 73523
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
73521 | Altus, OK | 2.2 mi |
73522 | Altus, OK | 3.0 mi |
73556 | Martha, OK | 7.6 mi |
73549 | Headrick, OK | 7.6 mi |
73526 | Blair, OK | 9.6 mi |
73560 | Olustee, OK | 11.9 mi |
73539 | Elmer, OK | 13.7 mi |
73570 | Tipton, OK | 13.7 mi |
73532 | Duke, OK | 17.3 mi |
79247 | Odell, TX | 18.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 73523?
73523 is in Altus Afb, Oklahoma, in Jackson County, part of the Altus, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6552, -99.2853.
What county is 73523 in?
73523 lies in Jackson County.
What area code is 73523?
Altus Afb uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 73523 in?
73523 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 73523?
About 243 people live in ZIP code 73523, at 877.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 73523?
The closest are 73521 (2.2 mi), 73522 (3 mi), 73556 (7.6 mi), 73549 (7.6 mi) and 73526 (9.6 mi).
Is 73523 a PO Box ZIP code?
73523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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