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ZIP code 72801 covers Russellville, Arkansas, with a population of about 18,823 and a median household income of $42,363.

Population
18,8232,350 per square mile
Median age
27.910.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,36328% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
23%10.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$178,563up 21.7% in five years
Median rent
$8378% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
25.8%9.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
47.8%17.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
715

Where 72801 is

Russellville, 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

Population18,823
Median age27.9
Family households56.7%
Born outside the US10.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.1%
White (non-Hispanic)68.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Hispanic or Latino18%
Veterans5.6%
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$42,363
Income per person$22,995
Poverty rate23%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.0%
$10–15k8.2%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k7.7%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k8.4%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k10.2%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k5.4%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,600
Mean adjusted gross income$52,492
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k36.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$153,900
Median gross rent$837
Rent as a share of household income29.6%
Owner-occupied47.8%
Vacant homes12.6%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house63.5%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units15.8%
5 to 19 units12.4%
20 or more units4.8%
Mobile home1.7%
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$178,563as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57.6%
Typical asking rent$893as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$178,563$76,852

$76,852 in 2000 to $178,563 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%
High school diploma or higher81.7%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.3%
Health

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

Obesity43.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.8% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.3% 6 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%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76.7% 9.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability23.2% 8.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.7% 11.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.9% 11.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments715
People employed10,385
Annual payroll$506,740,000
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 77.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.5 out of 100
Community resilience46.4 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 storm97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought9.2Very 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$42,363$58,773$78,538
Income per person$22,995$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate23%16%12.4%
Median home value$153,900$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$837$914$1,348
Homeownership47.8%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3.2%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US10.3%5.2%13.9%
Median age27.938.438.7
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 stationRUSSELLVILLE MUNI AP, AR US4.4 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January50.3°F / 29.7°F3.2 in rain
February55°F / 33°F3.1 in rain
March64.3°F / 40.8°F4.37 in rain
April72.9°F / 49.1°F4.83 in rain
May80.3°F / 59°F4.67 in rain
June88.2°F / 67.6°F3.35 in rain
July92.5°F / 71.1°F3.45 in rain
August92.4°F / 69.9°F3.51 in rain
September85.6°F / 61.7°F3.02 in rain
October74.4°F / 49.8°F4.06 in rain
November61.8°F / 39.2°F4.6 in rain
December52.2°F / 32°F4.25 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 supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket68% 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%.

Russellville Schools100% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability9.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72811 Russellville, AR0.7 km away
72802 Russellville, AR6 km away
72858 Pottsville, AR8.4 km away
72834 Dardanelle, AR11.1 km away
72837 Dover, AR13.7 km away
72847 London, AR16.3 km away
72812 Russellville, AR17 km away
72823 Atkins, AR17 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.

Pope County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.01 sq mi
Population density2,350 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.2842, -93.1315

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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