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ZIP code 72841 covers Harvey, Arkansas.

Median age
58.219.5 points above the US average
Poverty rate
25%12.6 points above the US average
Median home value
$126,60028% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
21.7%13.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
60%5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 72841 is

Harvey, 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 age58.2
Family households66.7%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9.1%
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$21,260
Poverty rate25%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.9%
$10–15k33.3%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k16.7%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k14.4%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k13.3%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$126,600
Owner-occupied60%
Vacant homes29.1%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house89.8%
Mobile home10.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%
High school diploma or higher90.9%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone89.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more82.1%
Health

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

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44% 9.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27% 5.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.2% 9.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.7% 9.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.6% 11.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.5% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.4% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.4% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.2% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.2% 9.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 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 75.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss72.5 out of 100
Community resilience1.9 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 storm98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought2.8Very 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$21,260$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate25%16%12.4%
Median home value$126,600$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership60%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate11.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home0%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%5.2%13.9%
Median age58.238.438.7
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 stationBOONEVILLE 3 SSE, AR US28.3 km away
Rain in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January50°F / 28°F3.75 in rain
February55.2°F / 31.1°F3.2 in rain
March63.5°F / 38.5°F4.78 in rain
April72.5°F / 47.2°F5.04 in rain
May79.5°F / 57.7°F5.82 in rain
June87.2°F / 65.9°F4.24 in rain
July92.1°F / 69.9°F3.56 in rain
August91.9°F / 68.4°F3.49 in rain
September84.8°F / 61.3°F4.39 in rain
October74.5°F / 49.5°F4.4 in rain
November62.2°F / 38.1°F4.62 in rain
December52.4°F / 30.7°F4.35 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 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%.

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

Waldron School District69.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Two Rivers School District30.6% 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability2.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72838 Gravelly, AR7.8 km away
72827 Bluffton, AR15.9 km away
72950 Parks, AR19 km away
72828 Briggsville, AR23.1 km away
71965 Pencil Bluff, AR26.3 km away
71969 Sims, AR26.9 km away
72842 Havana, AR27.7 km away
71966 Oden, AR28.6 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.

Scott County96% of this ZIP code's land area
Yell County4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.63 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8762, -93.7640

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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