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72512 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72512 covers Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, with a population of about 2,458 and a median household income of $40,868.

Population
2,458114 per square mile
Median age
53.614.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$40,86830% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
25.4%13 points above the US average
Typical home value
$147,377up 34% in five years
Median rent
$69124% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
19.7%15.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.8%11.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
39

Where 72512 is

Horseshoe Bend, 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

Population2,458
Median age53.6
Family households60.7%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)86.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans16.4%
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

Median household income$40,868
Income per person$25,721
Poverty rate25.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k8.9%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k7.6%
$25–30k8.4%
$30–35k10.7%
$35–40k5.7%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k8.9%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more1.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed850
Mean adjusted gross income$42,229
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k42.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$117,500
Median gross rent$691
Rent as a share of household income24.6%
Owner-occupied76.8%
Vacant homes20.5%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house83%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units1.9%
20 or more units1.6%
Mobile home13%
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$147,377as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$153,415$80,410

$80,985 in 2016 to $147,377 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate16.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home6.8%
Drives to work alone83.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.6%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure50.9% 16.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.6% 12.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.1% 15 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.5% 8.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.4% 6.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48% 13.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.8% 16.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.7% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.4% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use65.9% 10 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.9% 10.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.5% 6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments39
People employed228
Annual payroll$6,842,000
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 79.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.2 out of 100
Community resilience1 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 storm99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake83.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.5Very 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$40,868$58,773$78,538
Income per person$25,721$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate25.4%16%12.4%
Median home value$117,500$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$691$914$1,348
Homeownership76.8%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate16.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home6.8%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%5.2%13.9%
Median age53.638.438.7
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 stationSALEM, AR US17.6 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January45.8°F / 24.8°F3.41 in rain, 1.6 in snow
February50.4°F / 27.7°F3.61 in rain, 1 in snow
March60.3°F / 35.4°F4.9 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April70.3°F / 44.8°F5.32 in rain
May77.3°F / 54.5°F5.07 in rain
June86°F / 63.6°F3.44 in rain
July89.6°F / 67.7°F4.21 in rain
August89.2°F / 66.4°F3.45 in rain
September81.7°F / 58.3°F3.94 in rain
October70.5°F / 46.5°F3.73 in rain
November58.4°F / 35.3°F4.7 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December47.9°F / 27.5°F3.77 in rain, 0.7 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%.

Izard Cty Consolidated Schools99.5% 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72536 Franklin, AR4 km away
72587 Wiseman, AR6.5 km away
72584 Violet Hill, AR9.3 km away
72539 Glencoe, AR10.2 km away
72513 Ash Flat, AR10.3 km away
72573 Sage, AR15.2 km away
72565 Oxford, AR15.3 km away
72577 Sidney, AR18.2 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.

Izard County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Fulton County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.5 sq mi
Water area1.3 sq mi
Population density114 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2025, -91.7553

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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