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73942

ZIP 73942 is Guymon, Oklahoma, in Texas County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Texas
Metro area
Guymon, OK
Population
13,476
Coordinates
36.7440, -101.4964
☼ Live from 73942 — Guymon, OK

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Where 73942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73942
  • 🔢 Type 73942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,942 = 2 × 11 × 3361. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010000011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73939 (Goodwell, OK, 16 mi away) and 73944 (Hardesty, OK, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73942 becomes 24937, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23479, 23947, 23974, 24739, 27349, 27943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27943 in Hatteras, NC, 1,441 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯265 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73942 and you would come out at 36.74°S, 78.50°E — 965 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 602.1 square miles of land, 73942 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 457 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,476This ZIP13,476
Households4,338This ZIP4,338
Housing units5,057This ZIP5,057
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,522This ZIP$61,522Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$184,500This ZIP$184,500Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$876This ZIP$876Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute14.3 minThis ZIP14.3 min
Population density22.4 / sq miThis ZIP22.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments355This ZIP355
Employees7,458This ZIP7,458
Annual payroll$386,956,000This ZIP$386,956,000
Tax returns filed5,950This ZIP5,950
Total adjusted gross income$357,081,000This ZIP$357,081,000

Land area

Land area602.07 sq miThis ZIP602.07 sq mi
Water area2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi

Other place names in 73942

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ZIP codes near 73942

ZIPCityDistance
73945 Hooker, OK 15.7 mi
73939 Goodwell, OK 16.4 mi
73901 Adams, OK 23.3 mi
73960 Texhoma, TX 24.0 mi
73944 Hardesty, OK 24.5 mi
73951 Tyrone, OK 28.1 mi
73949 Texhoma, OK 29.1 mi
67950 Elkhart, KS 30.1 mi
67951 Hugoton, KS 30.3 mi
67954 Rolla, KS 30.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73942?

73942 is in Guymon, Oklahoma, in Texas County, part of the Guymon, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7440, -101.4964.

What county is 73942 in?

73942 lies in Texas County.

What area code is 73942?

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

What time zone is 73942 in?

73942 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73942?

About 13,476 people live in ZIP code 73942, in 4,338 households, at 22.4 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 73942?

$61,522 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73942?

The closest are 73945 (15.7 mi), 73939 (16.4 mi), 73901 (23.3 mi), 73960 (24 mi) and 73944 (24.5 mi).

Is 73942 a PO Box ZIP code?

73942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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