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72427 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72427 covers Egypt, Arkansas.

Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Poverty rate
20%7.6 points above the US average
Degree or higher
22.5%12.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 72427 is

Egypt, 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

Median age46.7
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans21.4%
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

Income per person$25,378
Poverty rate20%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes37.5%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house96.9%
Mobile home3.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%
High school diploma or higher82.5%
Health

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

Obesity38.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24% 3.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13% 1.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.7% 5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.9% 6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening50% 14.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as 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 96% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss93.4 out of 100
Community resilience40.5 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.

Tornado99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.7Relatively 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$25,378$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate20%16%12.4%
Median home value$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.2%13.9%
Median age46.738.438.7
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 stationALICIA 2NNE, AR US12.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January44.3°F / 28.1°F3.43 in rain, 1.3 in snow
February49.3°F / 31.1°F3.33 in rain, 1.1 in snow
March58.7°F / 39.3°F4.45 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April68.9°F / 48.9°F5.22 in rain
May77.5°F / 59.2°F4.94 in rain
June86.3°F / 68.5°F3.07 in rain
July87.8°F / 71.6°F3.65 in rain
August87.2°F / 69.1°F3.64 in rain
September81.6°F / 60.6°F3.37 in rain
October71.9°F / 48.9°F3.64 in rain
November58°F / 38.6°F4.14 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December47.4°F / 31.6°F4.63 in rain, 0.3 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 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%.

Westside Consolidated 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72421 Cash, AR3.8 km away
72465 Sedgwick, AR11.9 km away
72445 Minturn, AR14.1 km away
72416 Bono, AR15.1 km away
72410 Alicia, AR15.2 km away
72471 Swifton, AR17 km away
72476 Walnut Ridge, AR17.9 km away
72404 Jonesboro, AR18.5 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.

Craighead County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.24 sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8640, -90.9428

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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