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72539 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72539 covers Glencoe, Arkansas.

Median age
55.516.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$60,40066% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 72539 is

Glencoe, 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 age55.5
Family households68.8%
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

Income per person$26,783
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance36.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k14.0%
$15–20k10.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k36.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k19.4%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k19.4%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$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 filed150
Mean adjusted gross income$47,447
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k20.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$60,400
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes24.4%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house59.3%
Mobile home40.7%
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 home0%
Drives to work alone100%
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.

Obesity38.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.1% 15 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.7% 12.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.6% 12.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12% 5.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.7% 15.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.7% 15 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.8% 1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.1% 7.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.7% 10.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.8% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26% 13 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.2% 2.6 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 90.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss74.5 out of 100
Community resilience0.6 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 storm100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.6Very 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$26,783$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%16%12.4%
Median home value$60,400$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership100%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home0%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.2%13.9%
Median age55.538.438.7
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 stationSALEM, AR US8.5 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Salem School District98.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Highland School District1.7% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72587 Wiseman, AR9 km away
72512 Horseshoe Bend, AR10.2 km away
72520 Camp, AR12.2 km away
72513 Ash Flat, AR12.5 km away
72525 Cherokee Village, AR13.6 km away
72536 Franklin, AR14 km away
72576 Salem, AR14.7 km away
72584 Violet Hill, AR17.1 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.

Fulton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.38 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2942, -91.7474

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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