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74522

ZIP 74522 is Alderson, Oklahoma, in Pittsburg County; area codes 918 and 539; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pittsburg
Metro area
McAlester, OK
Population
128
Coordinates
34.8825, -95.6767
☼ Live from 74522 — Alderson, OK

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Where 74522 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 74522
  • 🔢 Type 74522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZShL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 74,522 = 2 × 7 × 5323. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010001100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74521 (Albion, OK, 36 mi away) and 74523 (Antlers, OK, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74522 becomes 22547 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sealston, VA, 1,051 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22547, 24527, 24572, 25247, 25427, 25724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22547 in Sealston, VA, 1,051 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯377 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74522 and you would come out at 34.88°S, 84.32°E — 1,229 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 5.3 square miles of land, 74522 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population128This ZIP128
Households82This ZIP82
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age61.6This ZIP61.6Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,519This ZIP$68,519Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$204,100This ZIP$204,100Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute16.4 minThis ZIP16.4 min
Population density24.0 / sq miThis ZIP24.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$1,960,000This ZIP$1,960,000

Land area

Land area5.34 sq miThis ZIP5.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 74522

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ZIP codes near 74522

ZIPCityDistance
74554 Krebs, OK 3.9 mi
74546 Haileyville, OK 5.9 mi
74502 Mcalester, OK 6.3 mi
74547 Hartshorne, OK 6.7 mi
74565 Savanna, OK 9.3 mi
74501 Mcalester, OK 9.4 mi
74545 Gowen, OK 11.8 mi
74528 Blanco, OK 12.8 mi
74529 Blocker, OK 13.8 mi
74560 Pittsburg, OK 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74522?

74522 is in Alderson, Oklahoma, in Pittsburg County, part of the McAlester, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8825, -95.6767.

What county is 74522 in?

74522 lies in Pittsburg County.

What area code is 74522?

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

What time zone is 74522 in?

74522 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74522?

About 128 people live in ZIP code 74522, in 82 households, at 24.0 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 74522?

$68,519 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74522?

The closest are 74554 (3.9 mi), 74546 (5.9 mi), 74502 (6.3 mi), 74547 (6.7 mi) and 74565 (9.3 mi).

Is 74522 a PO Box ZIP code?

74522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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