ZIP Code 71724 — Calion city, AR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 71724 covers Calion, AR in Union County with a population of about 258.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 44.2 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 870; U.S. House district AR-4; the MONROE - EL DORADO media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 24.8%; unemployment rate near 9.9%; 9.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 24.6 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Healthcare; a mean commute of about 118.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $47,500 — about 86% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 85.1% (about 19.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 71724 in Calion, AR, a household would need roughly $13,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $305. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Calion city, AR as Relatively Low (composite score 53.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (59.4) and flood (51.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Calion city, AR show little to no average snow and around 50.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 9 for ZIP 71724 (Calion city, AR) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.