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74427

ZIP 74427 is Cookson, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County; area code 918; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
Tahlequah, OK
Population
1,342
Coordinates
35.6771, -94.8869
☼ Live from 74427 — Cookson, OK

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Where 74427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 74427
  • 🔢 Type 74427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhhL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 74,427 = 3 × 24809. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010001010111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74426 (Checotah, OK, 39 mi away) and 74428 (Council Hill, OK, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74427 becomes 72447 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monette, AR, 256 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24477, 24747, 47247, 47274, 47427, 47724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24477 in Stuarts Draft, VA, 890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯351 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74427 and you would come out at 35.68°S, 85.11°E — 1,207 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 38.0 square miles of land, 74427 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,342This ZIP1,342
Households633This ZIP633
Housing units1,177This ZIP1,177
Median age56.3This ZIP56.3Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,089This ZIP$50,089Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$123,100This ZIP$123,100Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$784This ZIP$784Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density35.3 / sq miThis ZIP35.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees127This ZIP127
Annual payroll$4,768,000This ZIP$4,768,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$39,712,000This ZIP$39,712,000

Land area

Land area38.00 sq miThis ZIP38.00 sq mi
Water area5.67 sq miThis ZIP5.67 sq mi

Other place names in 74427

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ZIP codes near 74427

ZIPCityDistance
74931 Bunch, OK 5.7 mi
74945 Marble City, OK 7.5 mi
74451 Park Hill, OK 7.7 mi
74962 Vian, OK 9.7 mi
74471 Welling, OK 10.9 mi
74435 Gore, OK 13.0 mi
74955 Sallisaw, OK 14.2 mi
74960 Stilwell, OK 16.1 mi
74439 Braggs, OK 16.3 mi
74465 Tahlequah, OK 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74427?

74427 is in Cookson, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County, part of the Tahlequah, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6771, -94.8869.

What county is 74427 in?

74427 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 74427?

Cookson uses area code 918, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 74427 in?

74427 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74427?

About 1,342 people live in ZIP code 74427, in 633 households, at 35.3 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 74427?

$50,089 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74427?

The closest are 74931 (5.7 mi), 74945 (7.5 mi), 74451 (7.7 mi), 74962 (9.7 mi) and 74471 (10.9 mi).

Is 74427 a PO Box ZIP code?

74427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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