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Where 74942 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 74942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGhL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 74,942 = 2 × 7 × 53 × 101. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010010010111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 74941 (Keota, OK, 26 mi away) and 74943 (Lequire, OK, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 74942 becomes 24947, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97442 in Glendale, OR, 1,616 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯394 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 74942 and you would come out at 34.89°S, 85.02°E — 1,249 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 1.4 square miles of land, 74942 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 145This ZIP145 |
|---|---|
| Households | 45This ZIP45 |
| Housing units | 62This ZIP62 |
| Median age | 30.8This ZIP30.8Oklahoma37.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $38,438This ZIP$38,438Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $68,100This ZIP$68,100Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $450This ZIP$450Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.6%This ZIP6.6% |
| Mean commute | 39.3 minThis ZIP39.3 min |
| Population density | 105.5 / sq miThis ZIP105.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.38 sq miThis ZIP1.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 74942
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 74942
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
74935 | Fanshawe, OK | 6.0 mi |
74966 | Wister, OK | 6.1 mi |
74563 | Red Oak, OK | 7.5 mi |
74571 | Talihina, OK | 12.7 mi |
74577 | Whitesboro, OK | 12.9 mi |
74559 | Panola, OK | 13.5 mi |
74943 | Lequire, OK | 15.8 mi |
74944 | Mccurtain, OK | 16.4 mi |
74521 | Albion, OK | 17.5 mi |
74956 | Shady Point, OK | 18.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 74942?
74942 is in Leflore, Oklahoma, in Le Flore County. Its published point location is 34.8946, -94.9780.
What county is 74942 in?
74942 lies in Le Flore County.
What area code is 74942?
Leflore uses area code 918, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 74942 in?
74942 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 74942?
About 145 people live in ZIP code 74942, in 45 households, at 105.5 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 74942?
$38,438 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.
What ZIP codes are near 74942?
The closest are 74935 (6 mi), 74966 (6.1 mi), 74563 (7.5 mi), 74571 (12.7 mi) and 74577 (12.9 mi).
Is 74942 a PO Box ZIP code?
74942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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