PlainZIP

Royal, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Royal, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,717. 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 ROYAL-AR · Royal, AR 1 ZIPs · 4,717 pop · #10873/25278 · Garland County

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

  • INC-HIGH $75,592
  • RANK-MID #10873/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hot Springs Vill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,717
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $215,000

Nearest income peer: Hot Springs Village, AR ( $159 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 Royal

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Royal 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, Royal, AR sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,717
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,592
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 71968 (4,717 residents). Household income $75,592 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Royal as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, Mountainburg is the closest lower-income city and Saint Paul the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Royal.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 71968, is all of Royal

There is no split to weigh here: 71968 holds every one of Royal's 4,717 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Royal's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 76 establishments, 906 employees , annual payroll $44,372k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71968 (76 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (30) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Royal, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Garland County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Royal. See the Garland County roll-up →

No other city sharing Garland County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Royal. Hot Springs National Park, Pearcy and Jessieville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mountain Pine marks the far end of that range at $49,958, 34% below Royal.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71968 4,717 $75,592 76 19
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Royal 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 Royal, .