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74869

ZIP 74869 is Sparks, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County; area code 918; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Oklahoma City, OK
Population
536
Coordinates
35.5904, -96.7512
☼ Live from 74869 — Sparks, OK

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Where 74869 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 74869
  • 🔢 Type 74869 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgBhL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 74869 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010010001110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74868 (Seminole, OK, 22 mi away) and 74871 (Stonewall, OK, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74869 becomes 96847 — and that is a real ZIP code: Honolulu, HI, 3,780 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46789, 46798, 46897, 46978, 46987, 47869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96847 in Honolulu, HI, 3,780 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯309 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74869 and you would come out at 35.59°S, 83.25°E — 1,156 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 43.7 square miles of land, 74869 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population536This ZIP536
Households292This ZIP292
Housing units337This ZIP337
Median age60.1This ZIP60.1Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,653This ZIP$54,653Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$143,400This ZIP$143,400Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$668This ZIP$668Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density12.3 / sq miThis ZIP12.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees1This ZIP1
Annual payroll$97,000This ZIP$97,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$19,813,000This ZIP$19,813,000

Land area

Land area43.74 sq miThis ZIP43.74 sq mi
Water area1.28 sq miThis ZIP1.28 sq mi

Other place names in 74869

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ZIP codes near 74869

ZIPCityDistance
74864 Prague, OK 6.8 mi
74026 Davenport, OK 8.9 mi
74855 Meeker, OK 10.2 mi
74834 Chandler, OK 10.3 mi
74860 Paden, OK 11.0 mi
74079 Stroud, OK 11.8 mi
74046 Milfay, OK 15.1 mi
74804 Shawnee, OK 16.8 mi
74829 Boley, OK 17.1 mi
74833 Castle, OK 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74869?

74869 is in Sparks, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County, part of the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5904, -96.7512.

What county is 74869 in?

74869 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 74869?

Sparks uses area code 918, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 74869 in?

74869 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74869?

About 536 people live in ZIP code 74869, in 292 households, at 12.3 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 74869?

$54,653 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74869?

The closest are 74864 (6.8 mi), 74026 (8.9 mi), 74855 (10.2 mi), 74834 (10.3 mi) and 74860 (11 mi).

Is 74869 a PO Box ZIP code?

74869 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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