Residential delivery area · Arkansas
ZIP Code 71831: Columbus, AR
ZIP code 71831 uses the postal name Columbus, Arkansas and lies mostly in Howard County (81% of its land) with the rest in Hempstead County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Columbus · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Howard County (81%); Hempstead County (19%)
- House district
- AR-4 119th Congress
- State
- Arkansas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 15.6 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 71831?
71831 centers on 33.772°, -93.851° and covers 15.6 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 71859, 71862, 71851, 71838, 71855.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71831, 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 GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 71831 compare with the rest of Howard County?
| Measure | 71831 | In Howard County | In AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 101 | 8th of 8 | 548th of 615 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
71831's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (101). 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 13% 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 71831?
The 2020 Census counted 124 people in 71831; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 101.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 101±88 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 124
- Households
- 46
- Median age
- 69.4
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 71831?
Of the 101 people the ACS estimates in 71831, 0.0% are under 18 and 71.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (60.4%), then White (not Hispanic) (39.6%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6428.7%
- 65 and older71.3%
- Black, not Hispanic60.4%
- White, not Hispanic39.6%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 71831?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 76.1%
- Housing units
- 86
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 71831?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71859 | Saratoga | 146 | – | 5.3 mi |
| 71862 | Washington | 639 | $53k | 7.1 mi |
| 71851 | Mineral Springs | 2,196 | $64k | 7.9 mi |
| 71838 | Fulton | 1,006 | $48k | 8.8 mi |
| 71855 | Ozan | 352 | – | 9.0 mi |
| 71853 | Ogden | 231 | – | 13.3 mi (near) |
| 71852 | Nashville | 9,340 | $47k | 14.8 mi (near) |
| 71823 | Ben Lomond | 144 | – | 16.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.