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Where 73946 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 73946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGEL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 73,946 = 2 × 36973. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010000011011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73945 (Hooker, OK, 87 mi away) and 73947 (Keyes, OK, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 73946 becomes 64937, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34679, 34697, 34769, 36749, 37694, 39476, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96374 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,974 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯304 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73946 and you would come out at 36.94°S, 77.20°E — 926 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 172.9 square miles of land, 73946 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12This ZIP12 |
| Housing units | 55This ZIP55 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 172.90 sq miThis ZIP172.90 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.32 sq miThis ZIP2.32 sq mi |
Other place names in 73946
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 73946
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
73933 | Boise City, OK | 18.3 mi |
81029 | Campo, CO | 19.2 mi |
81064 | Pritchett, CO | 22.7 mi |
73937 | Felt, OK | 25.6 mi |
81073 | Springfield, CO | 34.3 mi |
73947 | Keyes, OK | 35.8 mi |
81087 | Vilas, CO | 38.2 mi |
88419 | Folsom, NM | 40.8 mi |
81049 | Kim, CO | 41.1 mi |
79087 | Texline, TX | 42.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 73946?
73946 is in Kenton, Oklahoma, in Cimarron County. Its published point location is 36.9355, -102.8041.
What county is 73946 in?
73946 lies in Cimarron County.
What area code is 73946?
Kenton uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 73946 in?
73946 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 73946?
About 12 people live in ZIP code 73946, in 12 households, at 0.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 73946?
The closest are 73933 (18.3 mi), 81029 (19.2 mi), 81064 (22.7 mi), 73937 (25.6 mi) and 81073 (34.3 mi).
Is 73946 a PO Box ZIP code?
73946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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