What city is 71726 in?

71726 is a Chidester, AR mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Chidester; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 71726?

About 1,108 people (±276), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,139.

What is the median household income in 71726?

$31,328 (±$8,825), compared with $60,773 for Arkansas as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 71726?

2 USPS carrier routes with 536 residential and 12 business mailboxes (548 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 71726?

The closest, measured center to center: 71722 (10.9 mi, Bluff City), 71701 (12.3 mi, Camden), 71772 (13 mi, Whelen Springs), 71743 (15.6 mi, Gurdon), 71858 (17 mi, Rosston) and 71764 (17.6 mi, Stephens).

71726 ZIP Code, Chidester, AR

71726 is a ZIP code in Chidester, Arkansas in Ouachita County. It covers 194 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 71722, 71701 and 71772. 1,108 people live here in 564 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (84%). Median household income is $31,328, well below the Arkansas median of $60,773; the median age is 61.4, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Chidester, AR
County: Ouachita County
Land area: 194 sq mi
Population: 1,108
Median household income: $31,328
Carrier routes: 2 (536 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	1,108
Households	564
Median household income	$31,328
Income per person	$28,972
Median age	61.4
Homeowners	84.4%
Median home value	$68,500
Median rent	$500
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%
Average commute (minutes)	37.8
Households with kids under 18	6.2%
Moved in the past year	0.4%
Below the poverty line	25.8%
Broadband internet	63.1%
Speak a non-English language at home	0.7%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	11.0%
$10–15K	6.6%
$15–25K	20.9%
$25–35K	17.2%
$35–50K	9.0%
$50–75K	12.6%
$75–100K	11.9%
$100–150K	7.3%
$150–200K	2.1%
$200K+	1.4%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	4.6%
10–19	2.0%
20–24	0.1%
25–34	5.7%
35–44	3.7%
45–54	16.9%
55–64	23.2%
65–74	29.3%
75+	14.6%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	12.1%
Owned outright	44.4%
Rented	10.4%
Vacant	33.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	68.9%
Townhome	0.0%
2–4 units	0.0%
5–19 units	2.3%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	28.7%

Businesses in 71726

5 business establishments with 14 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

71726 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 536 residential and 12 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 71726

71726 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 rural (R)) with 536 residential and 12 business mailboxes. Routes range from 152 homes (R061) to 384 homes (R062); the median route has 268 homes. The Census counted 564 households in 71726 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	1
500–749	0
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R062 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 384 homes
Route R061 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 152 homes

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Every carrier route in 71726

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R061	Rural	152	6	$35,894	—	—	—
R062	Rural	384	6	$70,602	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 71726 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

71722 — Bluff City town, AR (10.9 mi)
71701 — Camden city, AR (12.3 mi)
71772 — Whelen Springs town, AR (13 mi)
71743 — Gurdon city, AR (15.6 mi)
71858 — Rosston town, AR (17 mi)
71764 — Stephens city, AR (17.6 mi)
71763 — Sparkman city, AR (18.8 mi)
71721 — Beirne CDP, AR (19 mi)

Areas that include 71726

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 71726, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 71726 in?: 71726 is a Chidester, AR mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Chidester; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 71726 in?: 71726 is in Ouachita County.
What is the population of 71726?: About 1,108 people (±276), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,139.
What is the median household income in 71726?: $31,328 (±$8,825), compared with $60,773 for Arkansas as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 71726?: 2 USPS carrier routes with 536 residential and 12 business mailboxes (548 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 71726?: The closest, measured center to center: 71722 (10.9 mi, Bluff City), 71701 (12.3 mi, Camden), 71772 (13 mi, Whelen Springs), 71743 (15.6 mi, Gurdon), 71858 (17 mi, Rosston) and 71764 (17.6 mi, Stephens).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.