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74079

ZIP 74079 is Stroud, Oklahoma, mostly in Lincoln County; area codes 918 and 539; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln +2 more
Metro area
Oklahoma City, OK
Population
4,449
Coordinates
35.7431, -96.6562
☼ Live from 74079 — Stroud, OK

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Where 74079 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 74079
  • 🔢 Type 74079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOhL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 74,079 = 3 × 3 × 8231. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010000101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74078 (Stillwater, OK, 35 mi away) and 74080 (Talala, OK, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74079 becomes 97047, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04779, 07974, 09747, 09774, 40977, 47907, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09747 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,634 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯301 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74079 and you would come out at 35.74°S, 83.34°E — 1,150 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 186.8 square miles of land, 74079 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 142 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,449This ZIP4,449
Households1,678This ZIP1,678
Housing units1,911This ZIP1,911
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,336This ZIP$66,336Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$162,200This ZIP$162,200Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density23.8 / sq miThis ZIP23.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments118This ZIP118
Employees1,155This ZIP1,155
Annual payroll$50,636,000This ZIP$50,636,000
Tax returns filed1,790This ZIP1,790
Total adjusted gross income$104,753,000This ZIP$104,753,000

Land area

Land area186.77 sq miThis ZIP186.77 sq mi
Water area3.22 sq miThis ZIP3.22 sq mi

Counties 74079 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 69.5%
Creek County 29.3%
Okfuskee County 1.1%

Other place names in 74079

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ZIP codes near 74079

ZIPCityDistance
74046 Milfay, OK 4.7 mi
74026 Davenport, OK 7.2 mi
74028 Depew, OK 8.4 mi
74869 Sparks, OK 11.8 mi
74068 Shamrock, OK 12.2 mi
74834 Chandler, OK 12.9 mi
74860 Paden, OK 15.4 mi
74824 Agra, OK 15.7 mi
74023 Cushing, OK 15.7 mi
74010 Bristow, OK 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74079?

74079 is in Stroud, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County, part of the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7431, -96.6562.

What county is 74079 in?

74079 spans 3 counties: Lincoln County, Creek County and Okfuskee County. Most of it falls in Lincoln 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 74079?

Stroud uses area codes 918 and 539, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 74079 in?

74079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74079?

About 4,449 people live in ZIP code 74079, in 1,678 households, at 23.8 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 74079?

$66,336 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74079?

The closest are 74046 (4.7 mi), 74026 (7.2 mi), 74028 (8.4 mi), 74869 (11.8 mi) and 74068 (12.2 mi).

Is 74079 a PO Box ZIP code?

74079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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