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Where 74048 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 74048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOhL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 74,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 89. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010000101000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74047 (Mounds, OK, 62 mi away) and 74050 (Oakhurst, OK, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 74048 becomes 84047 — and that is a real ZIP code: Midvale, UT, 916 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40847, 40874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04487 in Springfield, ME, 1,546 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
- 🎯269 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74048 and you would come out at 36.69°S, 84.35°E — 1,125 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
- 📏 At 211.8 square miles of land, 74048 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 161 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,559This ZIP5,559 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,180This ZIP2,180 |
| Housing units | 2,588This ZIP2,588 |
| Median age | 39.8This ZIP39.8Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $52,888This ZIP$52,888Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $132,800This ZIP$132,800Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $775This ZIP$775Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.9%This ZIP17.9% |
| Mean commute | 27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min |
| Population density | 26.2 / sq miThis ZIP26.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 119This ZIP119 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,184This ZIP1,184 |
| Annual payroll | $52,176,000This ZIP$52,176,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,240This ZIP2,240 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $123,657,000This ZIP$123,657,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 211.81 sq miThis ZIP211.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.28 sq miThis ZIP1.28 sq mi |
Counties 74048 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Nowata County | 99.6% |
| Washington County | 0.4% |
Other place names in 74048
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 74048
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
74027 | Delaware, OK | 8.7 mi |
74080 | Talala, OK | 11.7 mi |
74004 | Bartlesville, OK | 13.5 mi |
74006 | Bartlesville, OK | 13.6 mi |
74083 | Wann, OK | 14.1 mi |
74042 | Lenapah, OK | 14.2 mi |
74016 | Chelsea, OK | 15.0 mi |
74029 | Dewey, OK | 16.0 mi |
74061 | Ramona, OK | 17.3 mi |
74051 | Ochelata, OK | 17.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 74048?
74048 is in Nowata, Oklahoma, in Nowata County. Its published point location is 36.6918, -95.6510.
What county is 74048 in?
74048 spans 2 counties: Nowata County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Nowata 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 74048?
Nowata uses area codes 918 and 539, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 74048 in?
74048 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 74048?
About 5,559 people live in ZIP code 74048, in 2,180 households, at 26.2 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 74048?
$52,888 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 74048?
The closest are 74027 (8.7 mi), 74080 (11.7 mi), 74004 (13.5 mi), 74006 (13.6 mi) and 74083 (14.1 mi).
Is 74048 a PO Box ZIP code?
74048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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