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ZIP Code 72450: Paragould, AR

ZIP code 72450 uses the postal name Paragould, Arkansas and lies mostly in Greene County (98% of its land) with the rest in Craighead County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 41,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $57,725 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Paragould (11%), Oak Grove Heights (1%) and Walcott (under 1%); 87% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
724sectional center: Memphis, TN (SCF 380)
50delivery area within it
Town
Paragould · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Paragould (11%); Oak Grove Heights (1%); Walcott (under 1%) census-designated place
Micro area
Paragould, AR
House district
AR-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
285.3 sq mi · 143 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
72451 also use the name Paragould

Where is ZIP code 72450?

72450 centers on 36.080°, -90.516° and covers 285.3 square miles of land plus 1.3 of water. It borders 12 ZIP codes: 72443, 72412, 72436, 72417, 63829, 72405, 63821, 72447, 72435, 72425 and more.

63821 · Arbyrd63829 · Cardwell72401 · Jonesboro72405 · Jonesboro72412 · Beech Grove72416 · Bono72417 · Brookland72425 · Delaplaine72435 · Knobel72436 · Lafe72443 · Marmaduke72447 · Monette72450 · Paragould (this ZIP)7245072401724257241672412724436382172435724477243672417724056382963821 · Arbyrd63829 · Cardwell72401 · Jonesboro72405 · Jonesboro72412 · Beech Grove72416 · Bono72417 · Brookland72425 · Delaplaine72435 · Knobel72436 · Lafe72443 · Marmaduke72447 · Monette72450 · Paragould (this ZIP)72450724017242572416724127244363821724357244772436724176382963821 · Arbyrd63829 · Cardwell72401 · Jonesboro72405 · Jonesboro72412 · Beech Grove72416 · Bono72417 · Brookland72425 · Delaplaine72435 · Knobel72436 · Lafe72443 · Marmaduke72447 · Monette72450 · Paragould (this ZIP)7245072401724257241672412724436382172435724477243672417
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 72450 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 72450, 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 72450 compare with the rest of Greene County?

Rank of 72450 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)
Measure72450In Greene CountyIn AR
People (ACS 2020-2024)40,8072nd of 99th of 615
Median household income$58k1st of 5101st of 228
Median home value$178k2nd of 683rd of 243

Its median household income is higher than in 25% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 59% 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 72450?

The 2020 Census counted 39,945 people in 72450; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 40,807. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 10.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
40,807
2020 Census count
39,945+10.9% since 2010 (36,033)
Households
15,681
Median age
37.7

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 72450?

Of the 40,807 people the ACS estimates in 72450, 23.8% are under 18 and 16.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (87.9%).

  • Under 1823.8%
  • 18 to 6460.2%
  • 65 and older16.0%
Age of the people of 72450 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic87.9%
  • Other or two or more4.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino4.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.5%
Race and Hispanic origin in 72450 (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 72450 earn?

Median household income is $57,725 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Greene County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($57,120 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$57,725
Income per person
$28,842
Below the poverty line
18.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
16.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$59,45416,100 returns; wages 73% 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 72450?

FHFA's house price index for 72450, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 59% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 38% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.7% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$178,100
Median gross rent
$914
Homes owned by their occupants
64.1%
Housing units
16,859
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Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 72450; 2025: 285.3. 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 72450?

750 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 39 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade145
  • Health care and social assistance106
  • Accommodation and food services74
  • Other services (except public administration)73
  • Construction56
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services53

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 72450?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 72450, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
72443Marmaduke2,649$51k9.4 mi
72412Beech Grove351$84k10.3 mi
72436Lafe885$52k11.3 mi
72417Brookland5,940$62k11.4 mi
63829Cardwell, MO1,070$28k12.0 mi
72405Jonesboro18,675$92k14.3 mi
63821Arbyrd, MO616$40k15.6 mi
72447Monette1,835$59k15.8 mi
72435Knobel224$98k16.3 mi
72425Delaplaine445$56k16.4 mi
72416Bono5,642$67k17.0 mi
72401Jonesboro42,602$45k17.5 mi

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

Which other ZIP codes use the name Paragould?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Paragould, 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 Paragould without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
72451Greene 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.