Residential delivery area · Arkansas
ZIP Code 71965: Pencil Bluff, AR
ZIP code 71965 uses the postal name Pencil Bluff, Arkansas and lies entirely in Montgomery County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Pencil Bluff (a census-designated place); 97% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Pencil Bluff · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Montgomery County
- Census places
- Pencil Bluff census-designated place
- House district
- AR-4 119th Congress
- State
- Arkansas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 16.5 sq mi · 18 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 71965?
71965 centers on 34.655°, -93.737° and covers 16.5 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 71969, 71961, 71957.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71965, 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 71965 compare with the rest of Montgomery County?
| Measure | 71965 | In Montgomery County | In AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 298 | 8th of 9 | 479th of 615 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $144k | not ranked | not ranked |
71965's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (298). 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 24% 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 71965?
The 2020 Census counted 282 people in 71965; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 298. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 298±99 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 282
- Households
- 136
- Median age
- 41.5
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 71965?
Of the 298 people the ACS estimates in 71965, 31.9% are under 18 and 9.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (77.5%), then Hispanic or Latino (19.8%).
- Under 1831.9%
- 18 to 6459.1%
- 65 and older9.1%
- White, not Hispanic77.5%
- Hispanic or Latino19.8%
- Other or two or more2.7%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- 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 71965?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $144,100
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 82.4%
- Housing units
- 171
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 71965?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 71965?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71969 | Sims | 223 | $38k | 6.2 mi |
| 71961 | Oden | 1,120 | $37k | 6.9 mi |
| 71957 | Mount Ida | 3,105 | $48k | 10.2 mi |
| 71960 | Norman | 1,144 | $67k | 12.8 mi (near) |
| 72950 | Parks | 517 | $43k | 13.4 mi (near) |
| 71970 | Story | 526 | $72k | 14.1 mi (near) |
| 72841 | Harvey | 316 | $29k | 14.7 mi (near) |
| 72827 | Bluffton | 78 | $28k | 16.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.