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72955 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72955 covers Uniontown, Arkansas.

Median age
16.122.6 points below the US average
Poverty rate
70.4%58 points above the US average
Degree or higher
8.3%26.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.9%17.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 72955 is

Uniontown, 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 age16.1
Family households74.6%
Born outside the US14.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.7%
White (non-Hispanic)83.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%
Veterans1.5%
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 rate70.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k42.9%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k17.9%
$45–50k17.1%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k4.8%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed200
Mean adjusted gross income$45,335
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied82.9%
Vacant homes17.6%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house35.3%
Mobile home64.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate23%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%
High school diploma or higher78.2%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone90.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity42.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.4% 9.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.6% 12.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.7% 11.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.3% 1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.1% 10.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.9% 3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.6% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.7% 6.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.7% 15.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46% 15.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.8% 3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.2% 7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.2% 3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.2% 9.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.4% 9.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.3% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.8% 4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.4% 13.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.6% 3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed8
Annual payroll$344,000
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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 63.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss58.3 out of 100
Community resilience22.6 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.

Landslide97.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.2Very 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$58,773$78,538
Income per person$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate70.4%16%12.4%
Median home value$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership82.9%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate23%5.1%5.2%
Works from home0%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US14.5%5.2%13.9%
Median age16.138.438.7
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 stationMOUNTAINBURG 2 NE, AR US26.7 km away
Rain in a year53 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January49.3°F / 25.8°F3.32 in rain, 1.8 in snow
February54.4°F / 29.2°F3.05 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March62.9°F / 36.7°F4.53 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April71.6°F / 45.6°F5.26 in rain
May78.9°F / 54.8°F6.29 in rain
June86.9°F / 63.8°F4.49 in rain
July91.6°F / 67.4°F4.12 in rain
August91.4°F / 65.5°F4.06 in rain
September84.2°F / 58.4°F5.08 in rain
October73.6°F / 47°F4.86 in rain
November60.9°F / 36.3°F4.69 in rain
December51.6°F / 28.8°F3.67 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Cedarville 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% 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.

72932 Cedarville, AR6.3 km away
72948 Natural Dam, AR11.2 km away
72952 Rudy, AR13.4 km away
74954 Roland, OK15.9 km away
72956 Van Buren, AR16.6 km away
72957 Van Buren, AR17.2 km away
72904 Fort Smith, AR19.4 km away
74946 Moffett, OK20.6 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.

Crawford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.85 sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.5748, -94.4349

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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