Residential delivery area · Arkansas
ZIP Code 71969: Sims, AR
ZIP code 71969 uses the postal name Sims, Arkansas and lies entirely in Montgomery County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 220 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $38,224 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Sims · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Montgomery County
- House district
- AR-4 119th Congress
- State
- Arkansas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 35.6 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 71969?
71969 centers on 34.669°, -93.629° and covers 35.6 square miles of land plus 0.4 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 71965, 71957, 71970.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71969, 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 71969 compare with the rest of Montgomery County?
| Measure | 71969 | In Montgomery County | In AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 223 | 9th of 9 | 502nd of 615 |
| Median household income | $38k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $160k | not ranked | not ranked |
71969's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (223). 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 12% 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 71969?
The 2020 Census counted 290 people in 71969; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 223. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 22.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 223±119 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 290−22.9% since 2010 (376)
- Households
- 109
- Median age
- 50.2
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 71969?
Of the 223 people the ACS estimates in 71969, 6.3% are under 18 and 23.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (64.6%), then Hispanic or Latino (29.6%).
- Under 186.3%
- 18 to 6470.0%
- 65 and older23.8%
- White, not Hispanic64.6%
- Hispanic or Latino29.6%
- Black, not Hispanic5.8%
- 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 do households in 71969 earn?
Median household income is $38,224 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($42,345 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $38,224±$13,534
- Income per person
- $24,677
- Below the poverty line
- 28.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 28.7%
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 71969?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $159,800
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 90.8%
- Housing units
- 167
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 71969?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71965 | Pencil Bluff | 298 | – | 6.2 mi |
| 71957 | Mount Ida | 3,105 | $48k | 7.5 mi |
| 71970 | Story | 526 | $72k | 8.0 mi |
| 71961 | Oden | 1,120 | $37k | 12.8 mi (near) |
| 72827 | Bluffton | 78 | $28k | 14.0 mi (near) |
| 71960 | Norman | 1,144 | $67k | 14.1 mi (near) |
| 72838 | Gravelly | 203 | $86k | 15.4 mi (near) |
| 72841 | Harvey | 316 | $29k | 15.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.