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Elkins, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkins, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,658. 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 ELKINS-AR · Elkins, AR 1 ZIPs · 5,658 pop · #10961/25278 · Washington County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $75,402
  • RANK-MID #10961/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Fork
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,658
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $214,400

Nearest income peer: West Fork, AR (+ $914 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 Elkins

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elkins, AR sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,658
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,402
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 72727 (5,658 residents). Household income $75,402 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Arkansas, Alma is the closest lower-income city and Hot Springs Village the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elkins.

Population concentration

Elkins's single ZIP 72727 carries the town

Elkins is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 72727 is the entire residential footprint (5,658 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 Elkins

Citywide ZBP: 81 establishments, 545 employees , annual payroll $26,442k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72727 (81 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Elkins, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkins. See the Washington County roll-up →

Elkins sits in the upper half of Washington County on income: Fayetteville, Prairie Grove and Lincoln report less, while Farmington reports more. Winslow marks the far end of that range at $51,923, 31% below Elkins.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72727 5,658 $75,402 81 14
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Elkins 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 Elkins, .