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73568

ZIP 73568 is Temple, Oklahoma, in Cotton County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cotton
Metro area
Lawton, OK
Population
1,144
Coordinates
34.2634, -98.2193
☼ Live from 73568 — Temple, OK

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Where 73568 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73568
  • 🔢 Type 73568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgSEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73567 (Sterling, OK, 34 mi away) and 73569 (Terral, OK, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73568 becomes 86537, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36578, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83657 in Ola, ID, 1,184 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯385 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73568 and you would come out at 34.26°S, 81.78°E — 1,197 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 91.5 square miles of land, 73568 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,144This ZIP1,144
Households442This ZIP442
Housing units641This ZIP641
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$29,737This ZIP$29,737Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$55,000This ZIP$55,000Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$717This ZIP$717Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density12.5 / sq miThis ZIP12.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$2,818,000This ZIP$2,818,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$17,869,000This ZIP$17,869,000

Land area

Land area91.54 sq miThis ZIP91.54 sq mi
Water area1.85 sq miThis ZIP1.85 sq mi

Other place names in 73568

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ZIP codes near 73568

ZIPCityDistance
73548 Hastings, OK 6.1 mi
73572 Walters, OK 9.7 mi
73562 Randlett, OK 11.3 mi
76357 Byers, TX 12.9 mi
73520 Addington, OK 13.8 mi
73529 Comanche, OK 16.0 mi
73573 Waurika, OK 16.9 mi
73543 Geronimo, OK 17.4 mi
76377 Petrolia, TX 17.8 mi
73531 Devol, OK 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73568?

73568 is in Temple, Oklahoma, in Cotton County, part of the Lawton, OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2634, -98.2193.

What county is 73568 in?

73568 lies in Cotton County.

What area code is 73568?

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

What time zone is 73568 in?

73568 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73568?

About 1,144 people live in ZIP code 73568, in 442 households, at 12.5 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 73568?

$29,737 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73568?

The closest are 73548 (6.1 mi), 73572 (9.7 mi), 73562 (11.3 mi), 76357 (12.9 mi) and 73520 (13.8 mi).

Is 73568 a PO Box ZIP code?

73568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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