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Where 74840 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.
- 🔢 Type 74840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBhL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 74,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1871. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010010001011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74839 (Dustin, OK, 41 mi away) and 74842 (Fittstown, OK, 48 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 74840 becomes 04847 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hope, ME, 1,580 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40847, 40874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04487 in Springfield, ME, 1,651 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
- 🎯328 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74840 and you would come out at 35.31°S, 83.23°E — 1,172 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 60.9 square miles of land, 74840 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,827This ZIP1,827 |
|---|---|
| Households | 667This ZIP667 |
| Housing units | 790This ZIP790 |
| Median age | 40.3This ZIP40.3Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $54,191This ZIP$54,191Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $163,200This ZIP$163,200Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $925This ZIP$925Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.7%This ZIP13.7% |
| Mean commute | 25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min |
| Population density | 30.0 / sq miThis ZIP30.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 73This ZIP73 |
| Annual payroll | $4,884,000This ZIP$4,884,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 870This ZIP870 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $52,678,000This ZIP$52,678,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 60.91 sq miThis ZIP60.91 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
Counties 74840 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Seminole County | 58.7% |
| Pottawatomie County | 41.3% |
Other place names in 74840
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 74840
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
74868 | Seminole, OK | 7.4 mi |
74818 | Seminole, OK | 8.1 mi |
74802 | Shawnee, OK | 8.9 mi |
74804 | Shawnee, OK | 10.3 mi |
74801 | Shawnee, OK | 11.3 mi |
74830 | Bowlegs, OK | 12.8 mi |
74873 | Tecumseh, OK | 12.8 mi |
74864 | Prague, OK | 13.6 mi |
74854 | Maud, OK | 13.7 mi |
74855 | Meeker, OK | 16.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 74840?
74840 is in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, in Seminole County. Its published point location is 35.3086, -96.7697.
What county is 74840 in?
74840 spans 2 counties: Seminole County and Pottawatomie County. Most of it falls in Seminole 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 74840?
Earlsboro uses area code 405, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 74840 in?
74840 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 74840?
About 1,827 people live in ZIP code 74840, in 667 households, at 30.0 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 74840?
$54,191 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 74840?
The closest are 74868 (7.4 mi), 74818 (8.1 mi), 74802 (8.9 mi), 74804 (10.3 mi) and 74801 (11.3 mi).
Is 74840 a PO Box ZIP code?
74840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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