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72634 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72634 covers Flippin, Arkansas, with a population of about 4,755 and a median household income of $48,648.

Population
4,75547 per square mile
Median age
51.612.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$48,64817% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$237,068up 37.5% in five years
Median rent
$75218% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
18.1%16.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.7%14.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
87

Where 72634 is

Flippin, 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

Population4,755
Median age51.6
Family households62.1%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.9%
White (non-Hispanic)91.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans12%
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$48,648
Income per person$26,392
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k6.1%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k7.4%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k14.2%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k16.0%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k1.1%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,020
Mean adjusted gross income$58,437
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k32.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$149,900
Median gross rent$752
Rent as a share of household income25.2%
Owner-occupied79.7%
Vacant homes20%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house82.4%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units2.8%
5 to 19 units1%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home10.6%
Boat, RV or van1.5%
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$237,068as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$237,365$125,938

$125,938 in 2016 to $237,068 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%
High school diploma or higher83.7%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone75%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.1%
Health

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

Obesity37.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.1% 11 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.6% 11.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16% 1.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments87
People employed1,849
Annual payroll$75,134,000
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 87.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.5 out of 100
Community resilience8.2 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 storm99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.7Very 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$48,648$58,773$78,538
Income per person$26,392$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate13%16%12.4%
Median home value$149,900$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$752$914$1,348
Homeownership79.7%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home8.6%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5.2%13.9%
Median age51.638.438.7
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 stationMOUNTAIN HOME BAXTER AP, AR US14.8 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January46.4°F / 27.5°F2.87 in rain
February51.7°F / 30.7°F2.36 in rain
March60.9°F / 38.7°F3.63 in rain
April70.9°F / 47.5°F4.68 in rain
May77.4°F / 56.6°F4.48 in rain
June85.4°F / 64.9°F3.52 in rain
July89.7°F / 69.1°F3.63 in rain
August89.3°F / 67.5°F3.42 in rain
September82°F / 59.5°F2.66 in rain
October71.2°F / 48.4°F3.41 in rain
November58.9°F / 38.3°F3.67 in rain
December48.7°F / 30.5°F2.86 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket95% 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%.

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

Flippin School District82% of this ZIP code's land area
Yellville-Summit School District18% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72626 Cotter, AR3.8 km away
72677 Summit, AR10.3 km away
72635 Gassville, AR10.8 km away
72619 Bull Shoals, AR11.5 km away
72642 Lakeview, AR12.1 km away
72687 Yellville, AR14 km away
72651 Midway, AR16.1 km away
72654 Mountain Home, 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.

Marion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area100.35 sq mi
Water area2.62 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2682, -92.5780

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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