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74873

ZIP 74873 is Tecumseh, Oklahoma, in Pottawatomie County; area codes 405 and 572; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pottawatomie
Metro area
Shawnee, OK
Population
10,924
Coordinates
35.2329, -96.9772
☼ Live from 74873 — Tecumseh, OK

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Where 74873 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 74873
  • 🔢 Type 74873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBhL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 74873 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010010001111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74872 (Stratford, OK, 32 mi away) and 74875 (Tryon, OK, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 74873 becomes 37847 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pioneer, TN, 716 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34778, 34787, 37748, 37847, 37874, 38477, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34787 in Winter Garden, FL, 1,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯329 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74873 and you would come out at 35.23°S, 83.02°E — 1,171 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 47m.
  • 📏 At 137.0 square miles of land, 74873 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,924This ZIP10,924
Households4,023This ZIP4,023
Housing units4,507This ZIP4,507
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,803This ZIP$55,803Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$138,700This ZIP$138,700Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$803This ZIP$803Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density79.7 / sq miThis ZIP79.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments117This ZIP117
Employees941This ZIP941
Annual payroll$33,858,000This ZIP$33,858,000
Tax returns filed4,830This ZIP4,830
Total adjusted gross income$267,669,000This ZIP$267,669,000

Land area

Land area137.01 sq miThis ZIP137.01 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 74873

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ZIP codes near 74873

ZIPCityDistance
74801 Shawnee, OK 5.7 mi
74802 Shawnee, OK 7.2 mi
74852 Macomb, OK 7.7 mi
74804 Shawnee, OK 11.4 mi
74840 Earlsboro, OK 12.8 mi
74866 Saint Louis, OK 13.7 mi
74851 Mcloud, OK 14.6 mi
74854 Maud, OK 14.6 mi
74857 Newalla, OK 14.6 mi
74826 Asher, OK 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 74873?

74873 is in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, in Pottawatomie County, part of the Shawnee, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2329, -96.9772.

What county is 74873 in?

74873 lies in Pottawatomie County.

What area code is 74873?

Tecumseh uses area codes 405 and 572, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 74873 in?

74873 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 74873?

About 10,924 people live in ZIP code 74873, in 4,023 households, at 79.7 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 74873?

$55,803 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 74873?

The closest are 74801 (5.7 mi), 74802 (7.2 mi), 74852 (7.7 mi), 74804 (11.4 mi) and 74840 (12.8 mi).

Is 74873 a PO Box ZIP code?

74873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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