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72428 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72428 covers Etowah, Arkansas, with a median household income of $16,875.

Median age
32.56.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$16,87571% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
76.5%64.1 points above the US average
Median home value
$85,70051% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
31.1%33.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 72428 is

Etowah, 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 age32.5
Family households31.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
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

Median household income$16,875
Poverty rate76.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k66.7%
$20–25k15.6%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$85,700
Owner-occupied31.1%
Vacant homes8.2%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house30.6%
Mobile home69.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home28.6%
Drives to work alone71.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity47.6% 14.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26.5% 13.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.8% 11.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health33.8% 13.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.5% 8.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40.8% 15.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81% 4.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.9% 10.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening48.1% 16.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.7% 7.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist42% 19.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability47.1% 16.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.1% 10 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use56.5% 19.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.2% 6.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.9% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7% 3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.4% 8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27% 14 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.7% 3.1 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 94.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss85 out of 100
Community resilience28.8 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.

Drought99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave93.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.2Very 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$16,875$58,773$78,538
Income per person$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate76.5%16%12.4%
Median home value$85,700$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership31.1%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home28.6%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.2%13.9%
Median age32.538.438.7
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 stationKEISER, AR US9.4 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January47.3°F / 30.7°F4.1 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February52°F / 34.1°F4.5 in rain, 0.9 in snow
March61°F / 41.7°F5.02 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April71.9°F / 51.6°F5.47 in rain
May81.1°F / 61.8°F5.52 in rain
June89.1°F / 70.3°F4.05 in rain
July91.1°F / 73.1°F3.94 in rain
August90.3°F / 70.6°F3.03 in rain
September84.9°F / 62.7°F3.34 in rain
October74.5°F / 50.9°F3.98 in rain
November60.7°F / 41°F4.33 in rain
December50.7°F / 34.1°F4.9 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.

Manila School District59.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Rivercrest School District40.2% 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 vulnerability83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Walkability3.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72391 West Ridge, AR9.1 km away
72351 Keiser, AR10.3 km away
72442 Manila, AR12.3 km away
72419 Caraway, AR14 km away
72377 Rivervale, AR15.6 km away
72330 Dyess, AR15.6 km away
72426 Dell, AR18.6 km away
72370 Osceola, AR18.8 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.

Mississippi County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.77 sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7337, -90.1838

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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