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Where 73539 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 73539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESEL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 73,539 = 3 × 3 × 8171. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001111101000011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73538 (Elgin, OK, 56 mi away) and 73540 (Faxon, OK, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 73539 becomes 93537, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33579, 33597, 33759, 33957, 33975, 35739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97335 in Crabtree, OR, 1,433 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯373 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73539 and you would come out at 34.46°S, 80.72°E — 1,159 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 66.6 square miles of land, 73539 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 189This ZIP189 |
|---|---|
| Households | 85This ZIP85 |
| Housing units | 92This ZIP92 |
| Median age | 32.7This ZIP32.7Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $104,375This ZIP$104,375Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $110,300This ZIP$110,300Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.7%This ZIP21.7% |
| Mean commute | 17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min |
| Population density | 2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 66.60 sq miThis ZIP66.60 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi |
Other place names in 73539
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 73539
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79247 | Odell, TX | 7.1 mi |
73570 | Tipton, OK | 10.2 mi |
73560 | Olustee, OK | 11.4 mi |
73521 | Altus, OK | 12.4 mi |
73522 | Altus, OK | 12.9 mi |
73523 | Altus Afb, OK | 13.7 mi |
73549 | Headrick, OK | 14.9 mi |
73555 | Manitou, OK | 18.2 mi |
73530 | Davidson, OK | 19.1 mi |
79225 | Chillicothe, TX | 19.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 73539?
73539 is in Elmer, Oklahoma, in Jackson County, part of the Altus, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4572, -99.2807.
What county is 73539 in?
73539 lies in Jackson County.
What area code is 73539?
Elmer uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 73539 in?
73539 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 73539?
About 189 people live in ZIP code 73539, in 85 households, at 2.8 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 73539?
$104,375 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 73539?
The closest are 79247 (7.1 mi), 73570 (10.2 mi), 73560 (11.4 mi), 73521 (12.4 mi) and 73522 (12.9 mi).
Is 73539 a PO Box ZIP code?
73539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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