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74457

ZIP 74457 is Proctor, Oklahoma, mostly in Cherokee County; area codes 918 and 539; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee +1 more
Metro area
Tahlequah, OK
Population
447
Coordinates
36.0060, -94.8414
☼ Live from 74457 — Proctor, OK

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Where 74457 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 74457
  • 🔢 Type 74457 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LShhL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 74,457 = 3 × 3 × 8273. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010001011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74456 (Preston, OK, 68 mi away) and 74458 (Redbird, OK, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74457 becomes 75447 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ivanhoe, TX, 171 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47457, 47547, 47574, 54747, 54774, 57474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57744 in Hermosa, SD, 691 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯333 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74457 and you would come out at 36.01°S, 85.16°E — 1,190 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 72.2 square miles of land, 74457 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population447This ZIP447
Households186This ZIP186
Housing units218This ZIP218
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$36,667This ZIP$36,667Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$175,000This ZIP$175,000Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$285,000This ZIP$285,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$10,763,000This ZIP$10,763,000

Land area

Land area72.22 sq miThis ZIP72.22 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 74457 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cherokee County 61.8%
Adair County 38.2%

Other place names in 74457

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 74457

ZIPCityDistance
74444 Moodys, OK 7.5 mi
74464 Tahlequah, OK 8.6 mi
74359 Oaks, OK 11.2 mi
74965 Westville, OK 11.8 mi
74471 Welling, OK 12.0 mi
74964 Watts, OK 12.6 mi
74465 Tahlequah, OK 13.3 mi
74347 Kansas, OK 13.7 mi
74368 Twin Oaks, OK 13.9 mi
74364 Rose, OK 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74457?

74457 is in Proctor, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County, part of the Tahlequah, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0060, -94.8414.

What county is 74457 in?

74457 spans 2 counties: Cherokee County and Adair County. Most of it falls in Cherokee 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 74457?

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

What time zone is 74457 in?

74457 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74457?

About 447 people live in ZIP code 74457, in 186 households, at 6.2 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 74457?

$36,667 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74457?

The closest are 74444 (7.5 mi), 74464 (8.6 mi), 74359 (11.2 mi), 74965 (11.8 mi) and 74471 (12 mi).

Is 74457 a PO Box ZIP code?

74457 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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