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Where 74940 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 74940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGhL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 74,940 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 1249. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010010010111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74939 (Hodgen, OK, 15 mi away) and 74941 (Keota, OK, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 74940 becomes 04947 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kingfield, ME, 1,458 miles away.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04479, 04497, 04947, 04974, 09447, 44097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09447 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,510 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯401 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74940 and you would come out at 34.95°S, 85.37°E — 1,257 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
- 📏 At 59.5 square miles of land, 74940 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,504This ZIP2,504 |
|---|---|
| Households | 785This ZIP785 |
| Housing units | 912This ZIP912 |
| Median age | 33.1This ZIP33.1Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $50,677This ZIP$50,677Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $130,700This ZIP$130,700Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $747This ZIP$747Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.4%This ZIP16.4% |
| Mean commute | 27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min |
| Population density | 42.1 / sq miThis ZIP42.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 297This ZIP297 |
| Annual payroll | $10,907,000This ZIP$10,907,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 960This ZIP960 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $54,094,000This ZIP$54,094,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 59.46 sq miThis ZIP59.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.74 sq miThis ZIP2.74 sq mi |
Other place names in 74940
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 74940
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
74953 | Poteau, OK | 7.0 mi |
74947 | Monroe, OK | 7.2 mi |
74937 | Heavener, OK | 9.5 mi |
74956 | Shady Point, OK | 13.0 mi |
74966 | Wister, OK | 14.1 mi |
74932 | Cameron, OK | 14.6 mi |
72938 | Hartford, AR | 14.9 mi |
74939 | Hodgen, OK | 15.2 mi |
74951 | Panama, OK | 15.5 mi |
74935 | Fanshawe, OK | 15.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 74940?
74940 is in Howe, Oklahoma, in Le Flore County. Its published point location is 34.9495, -94.6318.
What county is 74940 in?
74940 lies in Le Flore County.
What area code is 74940?
Howe uses area code 918, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 74940 in?
74940 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 74940?
About 2,504 people live in ZIP code 74940, in 785 households, at 42.1 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 74940?
$50,677 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 74940?
The closest are 74953 (7 mi), 74947 (7.2 mi), 74937 (9.5 mi), 74956 (13 mi) and 74966 (14.1 mi).
Is 74940 a PO Box ZIP code?
74940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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