PlainZIP

Melbourne, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melbourne, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,375. 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 MELBOURNE-AR · Melbourne, AR 1 ZIPs · 3,375 pop · #22847/25278 · Izard County

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

  • INC-MID $46,113
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22847/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Horseshoe Bend
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,375
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,500

Nearest income peer: Horseshoe Bend, AR (+ $336 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 Melbourne

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melbourne 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, Melbourne, AR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,375
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,113
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($46,113 average) · poverty 22.3%. The primary code (72556) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.6%) for this income tier, rent $601 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Melbourne's single ZIP 72556 carries the town

Melbourne is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 72556 is the entire residential footprint (3,375 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Melbourne's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 96 establishments, 854 employees , annual payroll $33,210k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72556 (96 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (24) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Melbourne, AR

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

Melbourne sits in the lower half of Izard County on income: Calico Rock, Oxford and Mount Pleasant report more, Violet Hill and Guion report less. Mount Pleasant marks the far end of that range at $71,916, 56% above Melbourne.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72556 3,375 $46,113 96 9
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Melbourne 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 Melbourne, .