Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,550
| This zip code: | $34,550 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 72478, 72434, 72444, 72413, 72460, 72457.
Housing units in zip code 72455 with a mortgage: 1,533 (85 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,013
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $684
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $249
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.7% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 72455 include: Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church (A), Diles Creek Church (B), Ring Church (C), English Bluff Church (D), Palestine Church (E), Grapesville Church (F), Alice Brooks Freewill Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bellah Cemetery (1), Gravesville Cemetery (2), Oak Grove Cemetery (3), Sharum Cemetery (4), Saint John Cemetery (5), Liberty Cemetery (6), Davis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Fourche Creek Site 17 Reservoir (A), Fourche Creek Site 16 Reservoir (B), Lost Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McIlroy Creek (A), Rickman Creek (B), Ross Creek (C), Running Lake (D), Foster Creek (E), Gaines Creek (F), Thatch Creek (G), Gross Creek (H), Camp Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Pocahontas Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 184
- 1995 to 1998: 456
- 1990 to 1994: 460
- 1980 to 1989: 940
- 1970 to 1979: 1,550
- 1960 to 1969: 826
- 1950 to 1959: 502
- 1940 to 1949: 374
- 1939 or earlier: 326
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pocahontas, AR (72455): |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 62
- 2 bedrooms: 915
- 3 bedrooms: 2,173
- 4 bedrooms: 390
- 5 or more bedrooms: 23
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedrooms: 272
- 2 bedrooms: 709
- 3 bedrooms: 425
- 4 bedrooms: 42
- 5 or more bedrooms: 9
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Vehicles available in 72455 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 104
- 1 vehicle: 997
- 2 vehicles: 1,728
- 3 vehicles: 585
- 4 vehicles: 105
- 5 or more vehicles: 48
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 232
- 1 vehicle: 753
- 2 vehicles: 435
- 3 vehicles: 49
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 72455:
- Less than $10,000: 43
- $10,000 to $14,999: 22
- $15,000 to $19,999: 54
- $20,000 to $24,999: 67
- $25,000 to $29,999: 79
- $30,000 to $34,999: 111
- $35,000 to $39,999: 89
- $40,000 to $49,999: 185
- $50,000 to $59,999: 329
- $60,000 to $69,999: 354
- $70,000 to $79,999: 307
- $80,000 to $89,999: 261
- $90,000 to $99,999: 211
- $100,000 to $124,999: 537
- $125,000 to $149,999: 431
- $150,000 to $174,999: 180
- $175,000 to $199,999: 133
- $200,000 to $249,999: 149
- $250,000 to $299,999: 63
- $300,000 to $399,999: 47
- $400,000 to $499,999: 14
- $500,000 to $749,999: 13
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 72455:
- Less than $100: 68
- $100 to $149: 166
- $150 to $199: 106
- $200 to $249: 97
- $250 to $299: 162
- $300 to $349: 139
- $350 to $399: 87
- $400 to $449: 114
- $450 to $499: 12
- $500 to $549: 36
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- No cash rent: 187
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $38,212.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $84,216
- Black or African American householders: $33,716
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,008
- Some other race householders: $112,388
- Two or more races householders: $139,811
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $112,388
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,474 (it was $58,500 in 2000)
| 72455: | $88,474 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,329 - $126,805
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $111,688| Here: | $111,688 | | State: | $148,559 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $84,796| Here: | $84,796 | | State: | $165,561 |
In 2-unit structures: $103,218| Here: | $103,218 | | State: | $140,742 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,427| Here: | $121,427 | | State: | $146,569 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $108,921| Here: | $108,921 | | State: | $199,870 |
Mobile homes: $39,893| Here: | $39,893 | | State: | $38,244 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,411
- One, attached: 82
- Two: 242
- 3 or 4: 312
- 5 to 9: 19
- 10 to 19: 23
- 20 to 49: 31
- Mobile homes: 492
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,318 (80%)
- Carpooled: 750 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0%)
- Walked: 43 (1%)
- Other means: 65 (1%)
- Worked at home: 173 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 428
- 5 to 9 minutes: 875
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1100
- 15 to 19 minutes: 841
- 20 to 24 minutes: 570
- 25 to 29 minutes: 218
- 30 to 34 minutes: 456
- 35 to 39 minutes: 54
- 40 to 44 minutes: 36
- 45 to 59 minutes: 250
- 60 to 89 minutes: 220
- 90 or more minutes: 147
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,397
- In family households: 10,942 (2,989 male householders, 689 female householders)
3,042 spouses, 3,470 children (2,986 natural, 140 adopted, 344 stepchildren), 251 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 112 other relatives, 192 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,455 (554 male householders (493 living alone)), 802 female householders (778 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 285 (279 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,771 2-persons, 885 3-persons, 617 4-persons, 286 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,271 1-person, 80 2-persons, 5 4-persons.
2,136 married couples with children.
650 single-parent households (151 men, 499 women).
97.5% of residents of 72455 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 5% well, 42% not well, 13% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 16% well, 9% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 124 (1.0%)
(32.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (54%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (14%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Germany (8%)
- Korea (7%)
- Canada (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 84
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 9
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 31
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White population: 12,288
Black population: 95
American Indian population: 57
Asian population: 11
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 33
Two or more races population: 121

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 3224 |
|  German: 1362 |
|  Other groups: 955 |
|  Irish: 844 |
|  English: 650 |
|  French (except Basque): 211 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 147 |
|  Scottish: 117 |
|  European: 104 |
|  Italian: 103 |
|  Dutch: 64 |
|  Welsh: 34 |
|  British: 24 |
|  Swedish: 20 |
|  Arab:: 19 |
|  Lebanese: 19 |
|  Russian: 15 |
|  Austrian: 14 |
|  Polish: 14 |
|  French Canadian: 12 |
|  Czech: 12 |
|  Norwegian: 12 |
|  Belgian: 11 |
|  Finnish: 11 |
|  Canadian: 10 |
|  Swiss: 9 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Danish: 7 |
|  Northern European: 7 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MACLEAN-ESNA (611 COUNTRY CLUB RD. in POCAHONTAS, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-AR0036820, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RST-61000026, FACILITY
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BOLTS, NUTS, SCREWS, RIVETS, AND WASHERS
Business NAICS classification: METAL WINDOW AND DOOR MANUFACTURING.; BOLT, NUT, SCREW, RIVET, AND WASHER MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: DEAN WILLIAMS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MACLEAN-FOGG COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MACLEAN ESNA A MACLEAN FOGG COMPANY
- FARM SERVICE INC (911 TOWNSEND DR in POCAHONTAS, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0577, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-61000029, FACILITY
Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
Alternative names: FARM SRVC INC., FARM SERVICE, INC. D/B/A FARM SVC, INC.
- ALMA SPIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1707 HIGHLAND BLVD in POCAHONTAS, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6103009
Organizations: POCAHONTAS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE (HWY 304 E 1 M E OF POCAHONTAS in POCAHONTAS, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-61001603, FACILITY
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: STATE OF ARKANSAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GTE TELEPHONE OPERATIONS (PYBURN EXT 1M N H-62 in POCAHONTAS, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-61000027, FACILITY
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: GTE SOUTHWEST INCORPORATED (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, GENERAL TELEPHONE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SCENTATIONS INC (913 PLAZA DR in POCAHONTAS, AR)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JEFF JOHNSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BOBBY SORG (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, FLS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JO LARSEN/PEGGY FENDER/ MARY SHANNON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AHTD-BRDG 0483 BLACK RIVER (HWY 67 & BLACK RIVER in POCAHONTAS, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARK HWY & TRANS DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AHTD-BLACK RIVER BRDG 0483
- AHTD-BRDG 2719 HWY 155 & FOURCHE CREEK (HWY 115 & FOURCHE CREEK in POCAHONTAS, AR). Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARK HWY & TRANS DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AHTD-HWY 155 & FOURCHE BRDG 2719
- AHTD-BRDG 3254 HWY 93 & 11 POINT (HWY 93 & ELEVEN PNT RVR in POCAHONTAS, AR). Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARK HWY & TRANS DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AHTD-HWY 93 & 11 POINT BRDG 3254
- AHTD-BRDG A0615 CURRENT RIVER (HWY 67 & CURRENT RIVER in POCAHONTAS, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARK HWY & TRANS DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AHTD-CURRENT RIVER BRDG A0615
- LQG DRUG LAB POCAHONTAS (SEIZURE) (181 LEGGETT CIRCLE in POCAHONTAS, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BROWN SHOE CO (812 S. BETTIS in POCAHONTAS, AR)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR, EXCEPT ATHLETIC
- CITY OF POCAHONTAS LANDFILL (207 SOUTH VANCE in POCAHONTAS, AR)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Median worth of mobile homes: $44,410
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (11%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8913
- Northeast: 118
- Midwest: 2027
- South: 1084
- West: 360
56% of the 72455 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 12,280. Population change in the 1990s: +325 (+2.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 86
| Here: | 5.9% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 0.9% | | Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 3.5% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- OLIVET CORP (2805 HWY 67 SOUTH in POCAHONTAS, AR; small business): $30,941 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2003
$27,060 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-11-07. Completion date: 2003-11-07.
$3,881, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-28. Completion date: 2001-10-09.
- MACLEAN-FOGG COMPANY (DEL) (611 COUNTRY CLUB RD in POCAHONTAS, AR; small business): $23,688 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2006
$14,150 with Navy for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 2002-09-24. Completion date: 2003-01-06.
$5,744 with Defense Logistics Agency for Machine Tool Accessories. Signed on 2005-11-08. Completion date: 2006-01-04.
$3,070 with Defense Logistics Agency for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 2006-02-03. Completion date: 2006-04-19.
$724 with Navy for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 2005-09-28. Completion date: 2005-11-18.
- JOHNSON, IVA J (190 PLATEAU LN in POCAHONTAS, AR; small business)
$6,390 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2006-01-24. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 234 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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