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ZIP Code 72601: Harrison, AR

ZIP code 72601 uses the postal name Harrison, Arkansas and lies mostly in Boone County (92% of its land), reaching into Newton County and Marion County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 31,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $56,353 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Harrison (3%), Batavia (under 1%), Bergman (under 1%), Bellefonte (under 1%), Zinc (under 1%) and Valley Springs (under 1%); 96% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
726sectional center: Nw Arkansas, AR (SCF 727)
01delivery area within it
Town
Harrison · its only residential ZIP
County
Boone County (92%); Newton County (6%); Marion County (3%)
Census places
Harrison (3%); Batavia (under 1%) census-designated place; Bergman (under 1%); Bellefonte (under 1%)
Micro area
Harrison, AR
House districts
AR-1 (94%), AR-4 (6%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Central
Land area
365.6 sq mi · 86 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
72602 also use the name Harrison

Where is ZIP code 72601?

72601 centers on 36.238°, -93.086° and covers 365.6 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 11 ZIP codes: 72615, 72648, 72611, 72685, 72633, 72644, 72672, 72662, 72641, 72624 and more.

72611 · Alpena72615 · Bergman72624 · Compton72633 · Everton72641 · Jasper72644 · Lead Hill72648 · Marble Falls72662 · Omaha72672 · Pyatt72685 · Western Grove72687 · Yellville72601 · Harrison (this ZIP)726017268772641726117263372644726627262472685726487267272611 · Alpena72615 · Bergman72624 · Compton72633 · Everton72641 · Jasper72644 · Lead Hill72648 · Marble Falls72662 · Omaha72672 · Pyatt72685 · Western Grove72687 · Yellville72601 · Harrison (this ZIP)726017268772641726117263372644726627262472685726487267272611 · Alpena72615 · Bergman72624 · Compton72633 · Everton72641 · Jasper72644 · Lead Hill72648 · Marble Falls72662 · Omaha72672 · Pyatt72685 · Western Grove72687 · Yellville72601 · Harrison (this ZIP)72601726877264172611726337264472662726247268572648
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 72601 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 72601, 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 72601 compare with the rest of Boone County?

Rank of 72601 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)
Measure72601In Boone CountyIn AR
People (ACS 2020-2024)31,3701st of 921st of 615
Median household income$56k1st of 1109th of 228
Median home value$196k2nd of 369th of 243

Its median household income is higher than in 23% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 51% 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 72601?

The 2020 Census counted 30,483 people in 72601; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 31,370. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 1.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
31,370
2020 Census count
30,483+1.1% since 2010 (30,163)
Households
12,764
Median age
41.1

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 72601?

Of the 31,370 people the ACS estimates in 72601, 21.6% are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.4%).

  • Under 1821.6%
  • 18 to 6458.6%
  • 65 and older19.8%
Age of the people of 72601 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic92.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.5%
  • Other or two or more3.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.4%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.2%
Race and Hispanic origin in 72601 (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 72601 earn?

Median household income is $56,353 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($56,287 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$56,353
Income per person
$31,958
Below the poverty line
10.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
18.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$60,77712,210 returns; wages 67% 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 72601?

FHFA's house price index for 72601, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 85% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 61% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.8% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$196,300
Median gross rent
$733
Homes owned by their occupants
69.2%
Housing units
14,121
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Index = 100 in 1997, the first year FHFA reports for 72601; 2025: 256.2. 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 72601?

814 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 37 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance150
  • Retail trade129
  • Other services (except public administration)77
  • Accommodation and food services69
  • Construction54
  • Finance and insurance53

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 72601?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 72601, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
72615Bergman41$35k6.7 mi
72648Marble Falls580$71k11.2 mi
72611Alpena1,534$42k12.9 mi
72685Western Grove1,398$49k13.3 mi
72633Everton1,512$45k13.7 mi
72644Lead Hill2,369$54k13.9 mi
72672Pyatt227$37k13.9 mi
72662Omaha2,967$56k14.1 mi
72641Jasper1,784$38k18.1 mi
72624Compton272$46k18.9 mi
72687Yellville6,238$54k24.3 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 Harrison?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Harrison, 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 Harrison without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
72602Boone 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.