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74601

ZIP 74601 is in Ponca City, Oklahoma, mostly in Kay County; area code 580; Central time. Ponca City has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 74602 and 74604.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kay +1 more
Metro area
Ponca City, OK
Population
18,916
Coordinates
36.7022, -97.1489
☼ Live from 74601 — Ponca City, OK

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Where 74601 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 74601
  • 🔢 Type 74601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOghL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 74,601 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 307. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010001101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74578 (Wilburton, OK, 160 mi away) and 74602 (Ponca City, OK, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74601 becomes 10647, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 04761, 06147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04671 in Robbinston, ME, 1,659 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯230 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74601 and you would come out at 36.70°S, 82.85°E — 1,079 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 160.4 square miles of land, 74601 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 122 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,916This ZIP18,916
Households7,006This ZIP7,006
Housing units8,792This ZIP8,792
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,067This ZIP$52,067Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$99,700This ZIP$99,700Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute15.8 minThis ZIP15.8 min
Population density117.9 / sq miThis ZIP117.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments581This ZIP581
Employees8,360This ZIP8,360
Annual payroll$340,167,000This ZIP$340,167,000
Tax returns filed7,700This ZIP7,700
Total adjusted gross income$337,817,000This ZIP$337,817,000

Land area

Land area160.39 sq miThis ZIP160.39 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi

Counties 74601 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kay County 95.7%
Noble County 4.3%

Other place names in 74601

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

ZIP codes near 74601

ZIPCityDistance
74602 Ponca City, OK 0.8 mi
74604 Ponca City, OK 9.2 mi
74644 Marland, OK 10.3 mi
74631 Blackwell, OK 10.9 mi
74653 Tonkawa, OK 11.3 mi
74651 Red Rock, OK 16.0 mi
74647 Newkirk, OK 17.2 mi
74641 Kaw City, OK 17.5 mi
74646 Nardin, OK 18.2 mi
74632 Braman, OK 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74601?

74601 is in Ponca City, Oklahoma, in Kay County, part of the Ponca City, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7022, -97.1489.

What county is 74601 in?

74601 spans 2 counties: Kay County and Noble County. Most of it falls in Kay 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 74601?

Ponca City uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 74601 in?

74601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74601?

About 18,916 people live in ZIP code 74601, in 7,006 households, at 117.9 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 74601?

$52,067 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74601?

The closest are 74602 (0.8 mi), 74604 (9.2 mi), 74644 (10.3 mi), 74631 (10.9 mi) and 74653 (11.3 mi).

Is 74601 a PO Box ZIP code?

74601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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