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71662 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 71662 covers Pickens, Arkansas.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 71662 is

Pickens, Arkansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Born outside the US34.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home40.7%
White (non-Hispanic)29.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)29.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino40.7%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes77.4%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity48.4% 15 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes27.7% 15.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26% 12.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure60.7% 26.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health44.9% 24.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity52.5% 27.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis44.4% 19.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.9% 10.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease15.5% 9.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.4% 9.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.3% 8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD19.2% 12.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist38% 23.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability55.4% 24.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.8% 6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity37.3% 20.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps29.7% 15.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability14.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol49.1% 12.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.7% 10.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability18.4% 10 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport18.1% 8.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use64.6% 11.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability37.1% 23.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)26.5% 13 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability12.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat20.1% 11.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost28.1% 15.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability15.6% 10 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 44.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss25.5 out of 100
Community resilience40.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought93.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane63.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide33.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Arkansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPArkansasUnited States
Median household income$58,773$78,538
Income per person$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate0%16%12.4%
Median home value$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US34.6%5.2%13.9%
Median age38.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDUMAS, AR US5.9 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January53.2°F / 35.4°F4.45 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February57.7°F / 38°F4.65 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March66.5°F / 45.1°F5.21 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April75.5°F / 53.8°F5.54 in rain
May82.8°F / 62.4°F4.92 in rain
June89.5°F / 69.7°F3.31 in rain
July91.7°F / 72°F3.37 in rain
August91.3°F / 70.6°F2.9 in rain
September86.3°F / 64°F2.82 in rain
October76.7°F / 53.2°F4.43 in rain
November64.4°F / 43.5°F4.15 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December55.5°F / 37.4°F5.43 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket84% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket84% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Dumas School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Household characteristics96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

71639 Dumas, AR5.8 km away
71677 Winchester, AR11.1 km away
71670 Tillar, AR16.9 km away
71674 Watson, AR21.1 km away
71643 Gould, AR22.5 km away
71666 Rohwer, AR22.8 km away
71678 Yorktown, AR23.7 km away
71654 Mc Gehee, AR25.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Desha County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.82 sq mi
Water area1 sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8420, -91.5022

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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