ZIP Code 72660 — Oak Grove town, AR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 72660 covers Oak Grove, AR in Carroll County with a population of about 612.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 62.9 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 870; U.S. House district AR-3; the SPRINGFIELD, MO media market.

Oak Grove, AR reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (23.7%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 12.6%; unemployment rate near 3.8%; 15.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 18.7 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Other services, Administrative support, and Retail trade; a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $143,200 — about 59% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $675 (about 42% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 90.3% (about 24.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 72660 in Oak Grove, AR, a household would need roughly $39,000 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 $920. 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 Oak Grove town, AR as Relatively Low (composite score 64.6), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (65.1) and wildfire (64.9). 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 Oak Grove town, AR show little to no average snow and around 48.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 21 for ZIP 72660 (Oak Grove town, 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.