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72842 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72842 covers Havana, Arkansas, with a population of about 1,000 and a median household income of $48,611.

Population
1,00013 per square mile
Median age
45.87.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$48,61117% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
23.9%11.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$155,407up 6% in five years
Median rent
$74518% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
11.1%23.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.7%13.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 72842 is

Havana, 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

Population1,000
Median age45.8
Family households78.9%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.8%
White (non-Hispanic)90.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans9%
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$48,611
Income per person$25,343
Poverty rate23.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k14.9%
$25–30k10.1%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k6.5%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k3.7%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more3.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed490
Mean adjusted gross income$52,110
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$110,600
Median gross rent$745
Owner-occupied78.7%
Vacant homes29.5%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house69.5%
2 to 4 units1.2%
Mobile home29.3%
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$155,407as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$167,795$111,869

$111,869 in 2016 to $155,407 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%
High school diploma or higher75.9%
Works from home9.3%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.1%
Health

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

Obesity40.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.1% 10 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27% 6.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.7% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.7% 11.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.7% 11 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.8% 2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18% 0.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.3% 3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.5% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.5% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.6% 8.3 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 disability20.2% 6.2 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 disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.3% 9.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed18
Annual payroll$501,000
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 80.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.7 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.

Lightning98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake66Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.9Relatively 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$48,611$58,773$78,538
Income per person$25,343$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate23.9%16%12.4%
Median home value$110,600$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$745$914$1,348
Homeownership78.7%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home9.3%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%5.2%13.9%
Median age45.838.438.7
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 US6.2 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 supermarket99% 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.

Western Yell County School District95.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Danville School District4.6% 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 vulnerability83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72826 Blue Mountain, AR11.8 km away
72824 Belleville, AR13.3 km away
72833 Danville, AR18.8 km away
72828 Briggsville, AR20 km away
72827 Bluffton, AR20.2 km away
72943 Magazine, AR20.4 km away
72838 Gravelly, AR23 km away
72860 Rover, AR23.2 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
Logan County0% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area78.61 sq mi
Water area2.27 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0832, -93.5955

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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