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Where 74042 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 74042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOhL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 74,042 = 2 × 37021. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010000100111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74041 (Kiefer, OK, 71 mi away) and 74043 (Leonard, OK, 68 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 74042 becomes 24047, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02447, 02474, 02744, 04274, 04427, 04472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04742 in Fort Fairfield, ME, 1,570 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
- 🎯261 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74042 and you would come out at 36.88°S, 84.45°E — 1,117 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 38m.
- 📏 At 54.2 square miles of land, 74042 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 481This ZIP481 |
|---|---|
| Households | 180This ZIP180 |
| Housing units | 217This ZIP217 |
| Median age | 46.9This ZIP46.9Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $48,750This ZIP$48,750Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $84,200This ZIP$84,200Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $600This ZIP$600Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.3%This ZIP8.3% |
| Mean commute | 32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min |
| Population density | 8.9 / sq miThis ZIP8.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 21This ZIP21 |
| Annual payroll | $489,000This ZIP$489,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 200This ZIP200 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,049,000This ZIP$12,049,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 54.25 sq miThis ZIP54.25 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi |
Other place names in 74042
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 74042
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
74027 | Delaware, OK | 5.6 mi |
74072 | S Coffeyville, OK | 6.5 mi |
74083 | Wann, OK | 11.2 mi |
67337 | Coffeyville, KS | 12.2 mi |
74048 | Nowata, OK | 14.2 mi |
67340 | Dearing, KS | 15.2 mi |
67342 | Edna, KS | 16.4 mi |
67351 | Liberty, KS | 18.2 mi |
67364 | Tyro, KS | 18.6 mi |
74029 | Dewey, OK | 19.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 74042?
74042 is in Lenapah, Oklahoma, in Nowata County. Its published point location is 36.8808, -95.5512.
What county is 74042 in?
74042 lies in Nowata County.
What area code is 74042?
Lenapah uses area code 918, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 74042 in?
74042 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 74042?
About 481 people live in ZIP code 74042, in 180 households, at 8.9 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 74042?
$48,750 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 74042?
The closest are 74027 (5.6 mi), 74072 (6.5 mi), 74083 (11.2 mi), 67337 (12.2 mi) and 74048 (14.2 mi).
Is 74042 a PO Box ZIP code?
74042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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