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73572

ZIP 73572 is Walters, Oklahoma, mostly in Cotton County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cotton +1 more
Metro area
Lawton, OK
Population
3,045
Coordinates
34.3721, -98.3269
☼ Live from 73572 — Walters, OK

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Where 73572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73572
  • 🔢 Type 73572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,572 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 6131. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001111101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73571 (Vinson, OK, 98 mi away) and 73573 (Waurika, OK, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73572 becomes 27537 — and that is a real ZIP code: Henderson, NC, 1,129 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25773, 27357, 27375, 27537, 27573, 32577, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27537 in Henderson, NC, 1,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯377 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73572 and you would come out at 34.37°S, 81.67°E — 1,188 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 51m.
  • 📏 At 243.7 square miles of land, 73572 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 185 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,045This ZIP3,045
Households1,126This ZIP1,126
Housing units1,458This ZIP1,458
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,065This ZIP$57,065Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$123,500This ZIP$123,500Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$750This ZIP$750Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density12.5 / sq miThis ZIP12.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees398This ZIP398
Annual payroll$17,925,000This ZIP$17,925,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$77,288,000This ZIP$77,288,000

Land area

Land area243.65 sq miThis ZIP243.65 sq mi
Water area1.93 sq miThis ZIP1.93 sq mi

Counties 73572 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cotton County 96.2%
Comanche County 3.8%

Other place names in 73572

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ZIP codes near 73572

ZIPCityDistance
73543 Geronimo, OK 7.7 mi
73568 Temple, OK 9.7 mi
73501 Lawton, OK 13.0 mi
73562 Randlett, OK 13.2 mi
73540 Faxon, OK 14.9 mi
73548 Hastings, OK 15.7 mi
73505 Lawton, OK 16.6 mi
73502 Lawton, OK 16.7 mi
73531 Devol, OK 16.8 mi
73528 Chattanooga, OK 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73572?

73572 is in Walters, Oklahoma, in Cotton County, part of the Lawton, OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3721, -98.3269.

What county is 73572 in?

73572 spans 2 counties: Cotton County and Comanche County. Most of it falls in Cotton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 73572?

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

What time zone is 73572 in?

73572 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73572?

About 3,045 people live in ZIP code 73572, in 1,126 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 73572?

$57,065 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73572?

The closest are 73543 (7.7 mi), 73568 (9.7 mi), 73501 (13 mi), 73562 (13.2 mi) and 73540 (14.9 mi).

Is 73572 a PO Box ZIP code?

73572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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