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72121 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72121 covers Pangburn, Arkansas, with a population of about 2,975 and a median household income of $42,869.

Population
2,97542 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,86927% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$218,396up 23.7% in five years
Median rent
$75218% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
15.9%19.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.4%13.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
28

Where 72121 is

Pangburn, 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

Population2,975
Median age38.2
Family households70.6%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)92.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.8%
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

Median household income$42,869
Income per person$21,721
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k6.7%
$15–20k7.7%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k18.2%
$40–45k7.6%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k6.3%
$75–100k6.7%
$100–125k19.1%
$125–150k0.7%
$150–200k2.6%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,000
Mean adjusted gross income$57,540
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$169,000
Median gross rent$752
Owner-occupied78.4%
Vacant homes24%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house62.6%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units3.1%
Mobile home32.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$218,396as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$218,396$89,987

$89,987 in 2000 to $218,396 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%
High school diploma or higher84.3%
Works from home2.3%
Drives to work alone76.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.4%
Health

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

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44% 9.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.4% 9.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.3% 8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42% 11.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26% 1.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.5% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.4% 7.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.7% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments28
People employed84
Annual payroll$2,932,000
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 86.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.6 out of 100
Community resilience28.7 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.

Ice storm99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.3Relatively 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$42,869$58,773$78,538
Income per person$21,721$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%16%12.4%
Median home value$169,000$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$752$914$1,348
Homeownership78.4%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home2.3%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%5.2%13.9%
Median age38.238.438.7
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 stationSEARCY, AR US18.6 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January49.1°F / 30°F3.58 in rain, 0.7 in snow
February54.1°F / 33.2°F3.9 in rain, 0.6 in snow
March63°F / 41.5°F5.07 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April73°F / 50.4°F5.42 in rain
May81.6°F / 60.6°F5.93 in rain
June89.6°F / 69.3°F3.02 in rain
July93°F / 72.6°F3.87 in rain
August92.1°F / 70.9°F3.41 in rain
September85.4°F / 63°F3.83 in rain
October73.8°F / 50.7°F4.13 in rain
November61.3°F / 40.3°F4.77 in rain
December51.6°F / 33°F4.91 in rain, 0.1 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket81% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Pangburn School District79.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Midland School District10% of this ZIP code's land area
Concord Public Schools8.8% of this ZIP code's land area
White County Central School District1.5% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72085 Letona, AR7.3 km away
72179 Wilburn, AR11.7 km away
72145 Searcy, AR17 km away
72081 Judsonia, AR17.1 km away
72149 Searcy, AR20.2 km away
72143 Searcy, AR20.6 km away
72534 Floral, AR20.9 km away
72581 Tumbling Shoals, AR21.1 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.

White County80.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Cleburne County19.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area70.66 sq mi
Population density42 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.4216, -91.7960

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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