Portia, AR · standard
ZIP Code 72457
Lawrence County, Arkansas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 132
- 255/sq mi
- $112,500
- Median home value
- 7.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Portia pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- 14th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 255
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 72457 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 72457 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Portia, Lawrence County, Arkansas, home to just 132 residents across 0.5 square miles, a density of 255 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 72457, but per-capita income is $44,669. The poverty rate stands at 18.9% and the unemployment rate at 2.8%. On housing, the median home value is $112,500 (23% below the state average) with median rent at $575 per month, and 86.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 47.8, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 6 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Lawrence County, letting you compare 72457 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 72457, Portia, AR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
132
Population
0.5
Area (sq mi)
255
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 72457?
47.8
Median Age
51.0%
Male
49.0%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$44,669
Per Capita Income
18.9%
Poverty Rate
2.8%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
95
Total Housing Units
80
Occupied Units
15
Vacant Units
1.79
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$112,500
Median Home Value
-23% vs state
$575
Median Rent
1966
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 72457, employing approximately 93 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,556,000.
5
Businesses
93
Employees
$2.6M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 72457 vs 72433 →
ZIP 72457 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 72476
Walnut Ridge (72476)
7,155 residents
- 72433
Hoxie (72433)
3,067 residents
- 72434 2,108
Imboden (72434)
2,108 residents
- 72415 1,346
Black Rock (72415)
1,346 residents
- 72458 755
Powhatan (72458)
755 residents
- 72457 132
Portia (72457)
132 residents
- 72445 91
Minturn (72445)
91 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 72457 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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