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74471

ZIP 74471 is Welling, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County; area codes 918 and 539; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
Tahlequah, OK
Population
1,475
Coordinates
35.8342, -94.8719
☼ Live from 74471 — Welling, OK

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Where 74471 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 74471
  • 🔢 Type 74471 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILhhL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 74471 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010001011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74470 (Webbers Falls, OK, 30 mi away) and 74472 (Whitefield, OK, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74471 becomes 17447, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14477, 14747, 14774, 17744, 41477, 41774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14477 in Kent, NY, 1,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯342 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74471 and you would come out at 35.83°S, 85.13°E — 1,198 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 43m.
  • 📏 At 46.0 square miles of land, 74471 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,475This ZIP1,475
Households580This ZIP580
Housing units694This ZIP694
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,948This ZIP$45,948Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$156,700This ZIP$156,700Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density32.1 / sq miThis ZIP32.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$3,131,000This ZIP$3,131,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$29,089,000This ZIP$29,089,000

Land area

Land area46.01 sq miThis ZIP46.01 sq mi
Water area1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi

Other place names in 74471

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ZIP codes near 74471

ZIPCityDistance
74464 Tahlequah, OK 9.5 mi
74465 Tahlequah, OK 10.5 mi
74427 Cookson, OK 10.9 mi
74451 Park Hill, OK 10.9 mi
74931 Bunch, OK 11.3 mi
74457 Proctor, OK 12.0 mi
74960 Stilwell, OK 12.5 mi
74444 Moodys, OK 15.6 mi
74965 Westville, OK 17.5 mi
74945 Marble City, OK 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74471?

74471 is in Welling, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County, part of the Tahlequah, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8342, -94.8719.

What county is 74471 in?

74471 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 74471?

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

What time zone is 74471 in?

74471 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74471?

About 1,475 people live in ZIP code 74471, in 580 households, at 32.1 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 74471?

$45,948 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74471?

The closest are 74464 (9.5 mi), 74465 (10.5 mi), 74427 (10.9 mi), 74451 (10.9 mi) and 74931 (11.3 mi).

Is 74471 a PO Box ZIP code?

74471 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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