Residential delivery area · Arkansas
ZIP Code 71642: Fountain Hill, AR
ZIP code 71642 uses the postal name Fountain Hill, Arkansas and lies mostly in Ashley County (58% of its land) with the rest in Drew County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 760 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Fountain Hill, and under 1% in smaller places; 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Fountain Hill · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Ashley County (58%); Drew County (42%)
- Census places
- Fountain Hill
- House district
- AR-4 119th Congress
- State
- Arkansas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 69.2 sq mi · 11 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 71642?
71642 centers on 33.389°, -91.876° and covers 69.2 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 71646, 71647, 71675, 71655, 71635.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71642, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 71642 compare with the rest of Ashley County?
| Measure | 71642 | In Ashley County | In AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 759 | 3rd of 7 | 374th of 615 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $186k | not ranked | not ranked |
71642's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (759). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 18% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 71642?
The 2020 Census counted 524 people in 71642; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 759. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 759±435 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 524
- Households
- 219
- Median age
- 25.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 71642?
Of the 759 people the ACS estimates in 71642, 47.6% are under 18 and 18.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (84.8%), then Other or two or more (11.6%).
- Under 1847.6%
- 18 to 6434.1%
- 65 and older18.3%
- White, not Hispanic84.8%
- Other or two or more11.6%
- Black, not Hispanic3.6%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 71642?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $185,900
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 99.5%
- Housing units
- 336
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 71642?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71646 | Hamburg | 6,563 | $41k | 13.8 mi |
| 71647 | Hermitage | 1,574 | $50k | 13.8 mi |
| 71675 | Wilmar | 1,785 | $37k | 15.5 mi |
| 71655 | Monticello | 14,022 | $43k | 18.6 mi |
| 71635 | Crossett | 10,295 | $47k | 19.2 mi |
| 71658 | Montrose | 387 | $54k | 18.0 mi (near) |
| 71671 | Warren | 8,601 | $43k | 19.4 mi (near) |
| 71638 | Dermott | 2,874 | $32k | 24.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.