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73561

ZIP 73561 is Oscar, Oklahoma, in Jefferson County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
none
Coordinates
34.0313, -97.6481

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 73569, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73561
  • 🔢 Type 73561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 73561 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73560 (Olustee, OK, 109 mi away) and 73562 (Randlett, OK, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73561 becomes 16537, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13657, 13675, 13756, 15367, 15376, 15637, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13675 in Plessis, NY, 1,360 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯404 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73561 and you would come out at 34.03°S, 82.35°E — 1,226 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 73561

ZIPCityDistance
73456 Ringling, OK 5.6 mi
73569 Terral, OK 10.1 mi
73463 Wilson, OK 13.8 mi
73565 Ryan, OK 14.1 mi
76255 Nocona, TX 15.7 mi
73441 Leon, OK 16.4 mi
73430 Burneyville, OK 18.8 mi
73438 Healdton, OK 19.2 mi
73573 Waurika, OK 19.6 mi
73442 Loco, OK 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73561?

73561 is in Oscar, Oklahoma, in Jefferson County. Its published point location is 34.0313, -97.6481.

What county is 73561 in?

73561 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 73561?

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

What time zone is 73561 in?

73561 uses America/Chicago.

What ZIP codes are near 73561?

The closest are 73456 (5.6 mi), 73569 (10.1 mi), 73463 (13.8 mi), 73565 (14.1 mi) and 76255 (15.7 mi).

Is 73561 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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