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ZIP code 72828 covers Briggsville, Arkansas.

Poverty rate
48.7%36.3 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
0%65 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 72828 is

Briggsville, 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

Family households34.5%
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

Poverty rate48.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k65.5%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k34.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied0%
Vacant homes27.5%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house75%
5 to 19 units25%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Health

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

Obesity44.2% 10.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.9% 10.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure55.3% 21.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34.3% 14 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%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity41.5% 16.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.6% 15.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.9% 5.1 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)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease14% 7.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD15.4% 8.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist42.8% 18.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability48.4% 17.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27% 2.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability14.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol49% 12.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.8% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use65.5% 10.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability28.4% 14.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)22.3% 8.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost33.9% 20.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.3% 3.7 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 73.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss67.9 out of 100
Community resilience22.2 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.

Lightning97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.5Relatively 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$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate48.7%16%12.4%
Median home value$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership0%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.2%13.9%
Median age38.438.7
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 stationBLUE MTN DAM, AR US25.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January50.4°F / 27.6°F3.4 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February55.6°F / 31.1°F3.36 in rain, 0.6 in snow
March64°F / 38.4°F4.86 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April73.4°F / 47.1°F4.91 in rain
May80.3°F / 56.9°F5.05 in rain
June88.2°F / 65.4°F3.7 in rain
July93°F / 68.9°F3.79 in rain
August93°F / 67.5°F3.62 in rain
September85.6°F / 60°F3.96 in rain
October74.9°F / 48.4°F3.84 in rain
November62.4°F / 37.9°F4.64 in rain
December52.4°F / 30.4°F4.52 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Two Rivers School District100% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72827 Bluffton, AR7.1 km away
72860 Rover, AR11 km away
72838 Gravelly, AR15.3 km away
72833 Danville, AR18.6 km away
72857 Plainview, AR19.6 km away
72842 Havana, AR20 km away
72824 Belleville, AR21.7 km away
72841 Harvey, AR23.1 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.

Yell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.17 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9161, -93.5157

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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