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72128 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72128 covers Poyen, Arkansas, with a population of about 749 and a median household income of $64,688.

Population
74932 per square mile
Median age
40.21.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,6881.1× the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Median home value
$108,00038% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
17.8%17.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.5%9.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 72128 is

Poyen, 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

Population749
Median age40.2
Family households70.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans4.5%
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$64,688
Income per person$33,989
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k8.6%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k19.5%
$75–100k13.9%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k2.2%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more7.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed320
Mean adjusted gross income$58,025
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$108,000
Rent as a share of household income20%
Owner-occupied74.5%
Vacant homes18.3%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house69.7%
Attached house1.2%
Mobile home29.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%
High school diploma or higher89.7%
Works from home16.4%
Drives to work alone76.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.9%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26% 4.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.7% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed26
Annual payroll$617,000
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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 56.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss53.1 out of 100
Community resilience29.3 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 storm97.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.5Relatively 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$64,688$58,773$78,538
Income per person$33,989$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate13%16%12.4%
Median home value$108,000$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership74.5%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home16.4%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.2%13.9%
Median age40.238.438.7
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 stationLEOLA, AR US14.3 km away
Rain in a year58 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January53.4°F / 29.6°F4.29 in rain, 1.1 in snow
February57.5°F / 33°F4.93 in rain, 0.6 in snow
March66.3°F / 39.8°F5.79 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April75.6°F / 48.2°F5.8 in rain
May81.8°F / 58.4°F6.5 in rain
June89.2°F / 66.7°F3.47 in rain
July93.1°F / 70.3°F4.02 in rain
August92.5°F / 68.5°F3.94 in rain
September86.4°F / 60.6°F3.78 in rain
October76.1°F / 48.9°F5.02 in rain
November64°F / 38.5°F4.55 in rain
December55.7°F / 32.4°F5.74 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Poyen School District96.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Sheridan School District3.8% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability2.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72129 Prattsville, AR8.9 km away
72084 Leola, AR13 km away
72167 Traskwood, AR17 km away
72104 Malvern, AR21 km away
72015 Benton, AR21.3 km away
72150 Sheridan, AR22.4 km away
71725 Carthage, AR25.7 km away
72011 Bauxite, AR25.8 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.

Grant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.45 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density32 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.3023, -92.6095

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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