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72631 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72631 covers Eureka Springs, Arkansas, with a population of about 4,084 and a median household income of $58,799.

Population
4,08483 per square mile
Median age
59.620.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,799about the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
3.4%9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$312,827up 26.5% in five years
Degree or higher
29.2%5.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.7%17.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
86

Where 72631 is

Eureka Springs, 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

Population4,084
Median age59.6
Family households63%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%
White (non-Hispanic)90.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans15.6%
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$58,799
Income per person$37,153
Poverty rate3.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k10.7%
$20–25k0.3%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k11.1%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,920
Mean adjusted gross income$65,351
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.7%
Returns, under $25k34.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$241,800
Rent as a share of household income18.4%
Owner-occupied82.7%
Vacant homes30.8%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house71.8%
Attached house2.6%
2 to 4 units11.7%
20 or more units6.2%
Mobile home7.5%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$312,827as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$312,827$115,906

$115,906 in 2000 to $312,827 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home12.1%
Drives to work alone55.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure54.1% 20 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25% 4.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.9% 16.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication86.1% 11.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.7% 7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.7% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.4% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.6% 10.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.7% 7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol48.3% 12.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.8% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments86
People employed403
Annual payroll$11,154,000
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 84.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.1 out of 100
Community resilience13.2 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 storm99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.4Very 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$58,799$58,773$78,538
Income per person$37,153$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate3.4%16%12.4%
Median home value$241,800$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership82.7%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home12.1%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4%5.2%13.9%
Median age59.638.438.7
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 stationSELIGMAN, MO US19.3 km away

Average high and low by month

January45.3°F / 23.1°F
February50.4°F / 26.2°F
March58.4°F / 33.5°F
April68.4°F / 41.9°F
May75.6°F / 52°F
June83.3°F / 60.1°F
July88°F / 65.4°F
August88.3°F / 63.6°F
September81.2°F / 55.2°F
October70.9°F / 43.9°F
November57.5°F / 33.3°F
December47.6°F / 25.6°F
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Eureka Springs School District99.9% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72632 Eureka Springs, AR3.3 km away
72613 Beaver, AR6.1 km away
65641 Eagle Rock, MO12.9 km away
72733 Gateway, AR15.4 km away
72732 Garfield, AR16.5 km away
65745 Seligman, MO18.3 km away
65658 Golden, MO19.2 km away
72616 Berryville, AR20.8 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.

Carroll County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.42 sq mi
Water area4.37 sq mi
Population density83 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.4350, -93.7673

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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