ZIP Code 72533 — Fifty-Six city, AR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 72533 covers Fifty-Six, AR in Stone County with a population of about 337.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 50.8 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 870; U.S. House district AR-1; the LITTLE ROCK - PINE BLUFF media market.

Median household income in ZIP 72533 is about $51,654 — about 31% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 12.2%; unemployment rate near 17.4%; 26.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 7.3 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Public administration; about 3.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.0 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 90.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $186,800 — about 46% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $758 (about 35% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 71.0% (about 5.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 72533 in Fifty-Six, AR, a household would need roughly $51,000 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 $1,200. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($51,654). 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 Fifty-Six city, AR as Relatively Low (composite score 49.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (68.1) and flood (47.4). 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 Fifty-Six city, AR show little to no average snow and around 48.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 12 for ZIP 72533 (Fifty-Six 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.