PlainZIP

Chester, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,047. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHESTER-AR · Chester, AR 1 ZIPs · 1,047 pop · #18193/25278 · Crawford County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,282
  • RANK-LOWER #18193/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cedarville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,047
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,100

Nearest income peer: Cedarville, AR (+ $458 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chester, AR sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,047
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,282
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,282 and poverty 3.8% concentrate in 72934.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Arkansas, Ashdown is the closest lower-income city and Fouke the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chester.

Population concentration

Chester's single ZIP 72934 carries the town

Chester is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 72934 is the entire residential footprint (1,047 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chester

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 14 employees , annual payroll $204k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72934 (7 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Crawford County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chester. See the Crawford County roll-up →

Chester sits in the lower half of Crawford County on income: Van Buren, Alma and Mountainburg report more, and only Rudy reports less. Natural Dam marks the far end of that range at $75,795, 28% above Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72934 1,047 $59,282 7 6
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Chester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chester, .