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74561

ZIP 74561 is Quinton, Oklahoma, mostly in Pittsburg County; area codes 918 and 539; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pittsburg +1 more
Metro area
McAlester, OK
Population
1,950
Coordinates
35.1303, -95.4152
☼ Live from 74561 — Quinton, OK

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Where 74561 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 74561
  • 🔢 Type 74561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgShL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 74561 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: 10010001101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74560 (Pittsburg, OK, 39 mi away) and 74562 (Rattan, OK, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74561 becomes 16547, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14756, 15467, 15476, 15647, 15674, 15746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17564 in Penryn, PA, 1,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯368 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74561 and you would come out at 35.13°S, 84.58°E — 1,222 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 129.6 square miles of land, 74561 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,950This ZIP1,950
Households781This ZIP781
Housing units937This ZIP937
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,224This ZIP$48,224Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$90,000This ZIP$90,000Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$588This ZIP$588Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density15.0 / sq miThis ZIP15.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees209This ZIP209
Annual payroll$9,301,000This ZIP$9,301,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$41,165,000This ZIP$41,165,000

Land area

Land area129.61 sq miThis ZIP129.61 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 74561 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pittsburg County 75.8%
Haskell County 24.3%

Other place names in 74561

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ZIP codes near 74561

ZIPCityDistance
74552 Kinta, OK 9.5 mi
74529 Blocker, OK 9.9 mi
74440 Hoyt, OK 11.6 mi
74472 Whitefield, OK 12.1 mi
74425 Canadian, OK 12.1 mi
74430 Crowder, OK 13.1 mi
74578 Wilburton, OK 16.0 mi
74432 Eufaula, OK 16.9 mi
74943 Lequire, OK 18.0 mi
74455 Porum, OK 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74561?

74561 is in Quinton, Oklahoma, in Pittsburg County, part of the McAlester, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1303, -95.4152.

What county is 74561 in?

74561 spans 2 counties: Pittsburg County and Haskell County. Most of it falls in Pittsburg 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 74561?

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

What time zone is 74561 in?

74561 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74561?

About 1,950 people live in ZIP code 74561, in 781 households, at 15.0 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 74561?

$48,224 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74561?

The closest are 74552 (9.5 mi), 74529 (9.9 mi), 74440 (11.6 mi), 74472 (12.1 mi) and 74425 (12.1 mi).

Is 74561 a PO Box ZIP code?

74561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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