PlainZIP

Fayetteville, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fayetteville, AR: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 89,379. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FAYETTEVILLE-AR · Fayetteville, AR 3 ZIPs · 89,379 pop · #12971/25278 · Washington County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $70,696
  • RANK-MID #12971/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Prairie Grove
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 49% owners
  • POP-SMALL 89,379
  • SPREAD-MOD 72701→72704
  • HOME-MID $359,133

Nearest income peer: Prairie Grove, AR (+ $289 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 Fayetteville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fayetteville 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, Fayetteville, AR sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
89,379
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,696
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 (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,696 and poverty 17.7% concentrate in 72701.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,084 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Fayetteville differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Fayetteville. ZIP 72701 reports $55,506 in median household income, while ZIP 72704 reports $96,014. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

72701 to 72704

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

72704 to 72703

Poverty-rate spread
18.9 points

72704 to 72701

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 72701 skews compact Fayetteville

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 72701 covers about 45% of Fayetteville's 89,379 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Fayetteville

Citywide ZBP: 3,380 establishments, 48,358 employees , annual payroll $2,423,215k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72703 (1,571 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (493) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Fayetteville, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Fayetteville. See the Washington County roll-up →

Fayetteville lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Washington County: Springdale, Farmington and West Fork earn more and Lincoln, Winslow and Summers earn less. Farmington marks the far end of that range at $91,731, 30% above Fayetteville.

Side-by-side: Compare 72701 vs 72703 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72701 39,782 $55,506 1,243 121
72703 28,261 $60,568 1,571 244
72704 21,336 $96,014 566 108
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Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, .