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Where 74842 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 74842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBhL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 74,842 = 2 × 23 × 1627. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010010001011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74840 (Earlsboro, OK, 48 mi away) and 74843 (Fitzhugh, OK, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 74842 becomes 24847 — and that is a real ZIP code: Itmann, WV, 872 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24487, 24847, 24874, 27844, 28447, 28744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27844 in Hollister, NC, 1,055 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
- 🎯376 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74842 and you would come out at 34.62°S, 83.38°E — 1,218 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
- 📏 At 13.6 square miles of land, 74842 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 187This ZIP187 |
|---|---|
| Households | 94This ZIP94 |
| Housing units | 114This ZIP114 |
| Median age | 56.6This ZIP56.6Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $97,900This ZIP$97,900Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $117,400This ZIP$117,400Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.3%This ZIP39.3% |
| Mean commute | 14.7 minThis ZIP14.7 min |
| Population density | 13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 33This ZIP33 |
| Annual payroll | $1,132,000This ZIP$1,132,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 13.61 sq miThis ZIP13.61 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 74842
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 74842
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
74871 | Stonewall, OK | 3.9 mi |
74843 | Fitzhugh, OK | 7.0 mi |
74572 | Tupelo, OK | 10.5 mi |
74821 | Ada, OK | 11.4 mi |
74865 | Roff, OK | 11.6 mi |
74836 | Connerville, OK | 12.2 mi |
74535 | Clarita, OK | 13.3 mi |
74530 | Bromide, OK | 13.8 mi |
74820 | Ada, OK | 14.0 mi |
74534 | Centrahoma, OK | 14.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 74842?
74842 is in Fittstown, Oklahoma, in Pontotoc County, part of the Ada, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6186, -96.6152.
What county is 74842 in?
74842 lies in Pontotoc County.
What area code is 74842?
Fittstown uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 74842 in?
74842 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 74842?
About 187 people live in ZIP code 74842, in 94 households, at 13.7 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 74842?
$97,900 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 74842?
The closest are 74871 (3.9 mi), 74843 (7 mi), 74572 (10.5 mi), 74821 (11.4 mi) and 74865 (11.6 mi).
Is 74842 a PO Box ZIP code?
74842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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