Fountain Hill, AR · standard
ZIP Code 71642
Ashley County, Arkansas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 648
- 5/sq mi
- $185,900
- Median home value
- 14.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Fountain Hill pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 40th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 71642 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 71642 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Fountain Hill, Ashley County, Arkansas, home to just 648 residents across 137.9 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 71642, but per-capita income is $15,107. The poverty rate is 58.5%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $185,900 (27% above the average Arkansas ZIP), while 99.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 25.1, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Arkansas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 71642.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 71642, Fountain Hill, AR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
648
Population
137.9
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 71642?
25.1
Median Age
64.6%
Male
35.4%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$15,107
Per Capita Income
58.5%
Poverty Rate
5.2%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
336housing units
336
Total Housing Units
219
Occupied Units
117
Vacant Units
3.47
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$185,900
Median Home Value
+27% vs state ZIP avg
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)