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ZIP Code 71730: El Dorado, AR

ZIP code 71730 uses the postal name El Dorado, Arkansas and lies entirely in Union County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 30,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $55,770 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in El Dorado (4%), Lawson (under 1%), Urbana (under 1%) and Norphlet (under 1%); 95% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
717sectional center: Little Rock, AR (SCF 720)
30delivery area within it
Town
El Dorado · its only residential ZIP
Census places
El Dorado (4%); Lawson (under 1%) census-designated place; Urbana (under 1%) census-designated place; Norphlet (under 1%)
Micro area
El Dorado, AR
House district
AR-4 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
457.4 sq mi · 65 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
71731 also use the name El Dorado

Where is ZIP code 71730?

71730 centers on 33.201°, -92.634° and covers 457.4 square miles of land plus 2.2 of water. It borders 10 ZIP codes: 71759, 71724, 71762, 71749, 71751, 71758, 71765, 71651, 71744, 71753.

71651 · Jersey71724 · Calion71744 · Hampton71749 · Junction City71751 · Louann71753 · Magnolia71758 · Mount Holly71759 · Norphlet71762 · Smackover71765 · Strong71730 · El Dorado (this ZIP)71730717447175371765717497165171751717627175871651 · Jersey71724 · Calion71744 · Hampton71749 · Junction City71751 · Louann71753 · Magnolia71758 · Mount Holly71759 · Norphlet71762 · Smackover71765 · Strong71730 · El Dorado (this ZIP)71730717447175371765717497165171751717627175871651 · Jersey71724 · Calion71744 · Hampton71749 · Junction City71751 · Louann71753 · Magnolia71758 · Mount Holly71759 · Norphlet71762 · Smackover71765 · Strong71730 · El Dorado (this ZIP)7173071744717537176571749716517175171762
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 71730 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71730, 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 71730 compare with the rest of Union County?

Rank of 71730 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure71730In Union CountyIn AR
People (ACS 2020-2024)29,7601st of 925th of 615
Median household income$56k2nd of 5115th of 228
Median home value$130k2nd of 3153rd of 243

Its median household income is higher than in 22% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 47% of all 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 71730?

The 2020 Census counted 31,103 people in 71730; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 29,760. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.4% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
29,760
2020 Census count
31,103−3.4% since 2010 (32,213)
Households
11,507
Median age
40.1

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 71730?

Of the 29,760 people the ACS estimates in 71730, 24.1% are under 18 and 18.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (58.2%), then Black (not Hispanic) (33.1%).

  • Under 1824.1%
  • 18 to 6457.3%
  • 65 and older18.6%
Age of the people of 71730 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic58.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic33.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino4.7%
  • Other or two or more2.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 71730 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 do households in 71730 earn?

Median household income is $55,770 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Union County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($55,612 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$55,770
Income per person
$30,514
Below the poverty line
19.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
19.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$69,49312,430 returns; wages 69% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 71730?

FHFA's house price index for 71730, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 35% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 24% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.0% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$130,300
Median gross rent
$859
Homes owned by their occupants
69.6%
Housing units
13,975
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Index = 100 in 1985, the first year FHFA reports for 71730; 2025: 228.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 71730?

892 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 6 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade154
  • Health care and social assistance109
  • Other services (except public administration)102
  • Accommodation and food services77
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services67
  • Construction64

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 71730?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 71730, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
71759Norphlet243–8.0 mi
71724Calion147$26k10.9 mi
71762Smackover2,929$51k12.5 mi
71749Junction City2,787$68k13.9 mi
71751Louann573–16.3 mi
71758Mount Holly150–17.9 mi
71765Strong1,742$39k17.9 mi
71651Jersey41$133k21.4 mi
71744Hampton2,963$69k22.3 mi
71753Magnolia15,474$51k31.9 mi
71256Lillie, LA678$44k18.1 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name El Dorado?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name El Dorado, AR without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for it.

ZIP codes named El Dorado without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
71731Union County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.