ZIP Code 72670 — Ponca CDP, AR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 72670 covers Ponca, AR in Newton County with a population of about 181.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.8 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 479, 870; U.S. House district AR-4; the SPRINGFIELD, MO media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 30.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 3.3 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Education, and Public administration; about 14.7% of workers reporting work-from-home (roughly in line with the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 99.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 62.1% (about 3.3 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Ponca CDP, AR as Very Low (composite score 18.4), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (51.0) and flood (21.3). 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 Ponca CDP, AR show little to no average snow and around 50.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 6 for ZIP 72670 (Ponca CDP, 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.