71730 ZIP Code, El Dorado, AR

71730 is a ZIP code in El Dorado, Arkansas in Union County. It covers 457 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 71759, 71724 and 71762. 29,760 people live here in 11,507 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Arkansas ZIP codes. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (70% own). Median household income is $55,770, close to the Arkansas median of $60,773.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents29,760
Households11,507
Median household income$55,770
Income per person$30,514
Median age40.1
Homeowners69.6%
Median home value$130,300
Median rent$859
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%
Average commute (minutes)18.1
Households with kids under 1824.0%
Moved in the past year8.9%
Below the poverty line19.4%
Broadband internet86.0%
Speak a non-English language at home4.3%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K7.7%
$10–15K5.4%
$15–25K11.4%
$25–35K8.7%
$35–50K12.2%
$50–75K18.1%
$75–100K12.5%
$100–150K14.2%
$150–200K4.4%
$200K+5.3%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1012.5%
10–1914.2%
20–245.7%
25–3413.2%
35–4411.4%
45–5412.1%
55–6412.4%
65–7410.7%
75+7.9%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage27.6%
Owned outright29.8%
Rented25.0%
Vacant17.6%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house73.0%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units4.9%
5–19 units3.8%
20+ units0.8%
Mobile / other17.5%

Businesses in 71730

892 business establishments with 13,665 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

71730 has 30 USPS carrier routes with 13,677 residential and 1,391 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 71730

71730 has 30 USPS carrier routes (19 city (C), 11 rural (R)) with 13,677 residential and 1,391 business mailboxes. Routes range from 156 homes (C007) to 625 homes (R004); the median route has 470 homes. The Census counted 11,507 households in 71730 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2493
250–49917
500–74910
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Best routes in 71730 for…

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  1. Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 227, 181 homes
  2. Route C007 — USPS business mailboxes 174, 156 homes
  3. Route C022 — USPS business mailboxes 107, 364 homes
  4. Route C017 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 331 homes
  5. Route C021 — USPS business mailboxes 85, 619 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 71730

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City181227$50,585———
C002City40614$67,065———
C003City41040$50,585———
C005City62247$57,610———
C007City156174$50,585———
C008City36968$50,585———
C010City61457$58,995———
C011City47350$27,890———
C013City49123$39,145———
C014City46016$58,995———
C016City34219$58,699———
C017City33187$56,927———
C019City39624$61,086———
C020City46961$18,440———
C021City61985$82,388———
C022City364107$46,285———
C024City4465$56,927———
C025City47150$56,927———
C028City43715$25,129———
R001Rural48020$95,133———
R002Rural45618$57,610———
R003Rural49242$57,313———
R004Rural62515$46,285———
R005Rural54912$50,000———
R006Rural56717$95,133———
R007Rural58511$64,844———
R008Rural60316$95,133———
R009Rural56441$57,610———
R010Rural53728$95,133———
R011Rural1622$46,285———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 71730 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

Areas that include 71730

Mail every home in 71730

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 71730, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 71730 in?
71730 is a El Dorado, AR mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside El Dorado; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 71730 in?
71730 is in Union County.
What is the population of 71730?
About 29,760 people (±733), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 31,103.
What is the median household income in 71730?
$55,770 (±$4,422), 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 71730?
30 USPS carrier routes with 13,677 residential and 1,391 business mailboxes (15,067 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 71730?
The closest, measured center to center: 71759 (8 mi, Norphlet), 71724 (10.9 mi, Calion), 71762 (12.5 mi, Smackover), 71749 (13.9 mi, Junction City), 71751 (16.3 mi, Louann) and 71758 (17.9 mi, Mount Holly).

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