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Crawford County · Arkansas

ZIP code 72955

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 72955 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
1,296

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.5%

Arkansas state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 72955 sits in Crawford County, Arkansas and is home to 1,296 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 82.9% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.5% (Arkansas state rate).

County
Crawford County

FIPS 05033

State
Arkansas (AR)

614 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 72955

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
1,296ZIP 72955 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
16.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
82.9%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 72955

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.5%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$65Before any exemptions

Arkansas levies 6.5% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
70.4%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 72955 compares

ZIP 72955 against the median ZIP in Crawford County and across Arkansas.

MeasureZIP 72955County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$60,100$52,862
Median home value$161,900$120,200
Median gross rent$871$770
Population1,2961,8041,269+2%

Medians are computed across the 9 ZIP areas in Crawford County and the 614 ZIP areas in Arkansas.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 614 Arkansas ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 51% of 614 state ZIPs

#302

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Crawford County.

ZIP 72955 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 72955?
ZIP 72955 lies mostly in Crawford County, Arkansas. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 72955?
Arkansas charges 6.5% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 72955 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth against the typical Arkansas ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 72955, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.