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Where 73659 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 73659 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSgEL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 73,659 = 3 × 43 × 571. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001111110111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73658 (Oakwood, OK, 13 mi away) and 73660 (Reydon, OK, 57 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 73659 becomes 95637 — and that is a real ZIP code: Guinda, CA, 1,294 miles away.
- 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35769, 35967, 35976, 36579, 36759, 37659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96375 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,175 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
- 🎯274 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73659 and you would come out at 35.88°S, 81.06°E — 1,079 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 118.7 square miles of land, 73659 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 231This ZIP231 |
|---|---|
| Households | 78This ZIP78 |
| Housing units | 99This ZIP99 |
| Median age | 45.2This ZIP45.2Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $52,083This ZIP$52,083Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $127,500This ZIP$127,500Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.5%This ZIP45.5% |
| Mean commute | 13.2 minThis ZIP13.2 min |
| Population density | 1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 24This ZIP24 |
| Annual payroll | $1,148,000This ZIP$1,148,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 118.74 sq miThis ZIP118.74 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi |
Other place names in 73659
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 73659
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
73639 | Custer City, OK | 9.6 mi |
73667 | Taloga, OK | 10.5 mi |
73658 | Oakwood, OK | 13.3 mi |
73669 | Thomas, OK | 14.1 mi |
73663 | Seiling, OK | 15.8 mi |
73835 | Camargo, OK | 16.8 mi |
73724 | Canton, OK | 17.5 mi |
73646 | Fay, OK | 18.2 mi |
73620 | Arapaho, OK | 18.3 mi |
73625 | Butler, OK | 19.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 73659?
73659 is in Putnam, Oklahoma, in Dewey County. Its published point location is 35.8775, -98.9401.
What county is 73659 in?
73659 lies in Dewey County.
What area code is 73659?
Putnam uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 73659 in?
73659 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 73659?
About 231 people live in ZIP code 73659, in 78 households, at 1.9 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 73659?
$52,083 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 73659?
The closest are 73639 (9.6 mi), 73667 (10.5 mi), 73658 (13.3 mi), 73669 (14.1 mi) and 73663 (15.8 mi).
Is 73659 a PO Box ZIP code?
73659 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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