ZIP code profile · 2024 county data

ZIP Code 72512

Izard County, Arkansas: Census demographics for this ZIP plus the containing county's FBI UCR crime rate.

Data updated 2026-08-24

405
Violent rate /100K (county)
2,423
Population (ZIP)
346
Property rate /100K (county)

Is ZIP code 72512 safe? Honest data snapshot

ZIP code 72512 sits within Izard County, AR. The figures below are the county's own FBI UCR numbers for 2024, the most accurate available statistic for this location, not a ZIP-specific calculation.

Izard County reported a violent-crime rate of 405 per 100,000 residents and a property-crime rate of 346 per 100,000 in 2024, drawing on county-level agency submissions.

ZIP 72512 is the largest ZIP in Izard County by population, 2,423 residents (#2 of 14 county ZIPs), across 21.5 square miles (113/sq mi). For a full breakdown of Izard County's crime categories and year-over-year trend, see the Izard County crime page linked below.

ZIP 72512 has no FBI-native crime rate (postal codes are not police jurisdictions). The violent-led county proxy above is from Izard County agency submissions; see methodology for the ZCTA plurality map. Methodology.

ZIP 72512 Census context

These are ZIP/ZCTA demographic estimates, separate from the county-level FBI proxy above. They describe the local settlement, not a crime rate.

Median household income
$38,750
Median age
53.1 years
Owner-occupied homes
80%
Occupied homes
905

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 5-year ZCTA estimates (income, age, and occupied housing tenure).

How useful is the county proxy for ZIP 72512?

Participating agencies give Izard County a split reported profile: violent crime is 15% above the U.S. benchmark while property crime is 80% below it. A single "high" or "low" label would hide that difference; the submissions neither establish complete county coverage nor identify conditions within ZIP 72512. Both comparisons use the same 2024 county reporting population and FBI-submitted counts, so the two directions are internally comparable for this release, not evidence about a different year.

Within the county, 72512 is one of the most populous ZIPs (#2 of 14). Its 2,423 residents therefore represent a comparatively large share of the local population, but the county total still combines reports from places outside this ZIP.

Izard County UCR book ZIP 72512 inherits

ZIP 72512 itself is about 113 people per Census sq mi across 21.5 sq mi (2,423 residents), a postal settlement fact independent of the county UCR proxy.

ZIP 72512's 2,423 residents are about 17.8% of the 2024 county reporting population (13,577), a large postal share of a county-wide rate.

Izard County leans on aggravated assault at 50% of reported offenses (mix index 3,601). ZIP 72512 has no separate FBI offense book.

Izard County 2024 vs 2023: violent counts -24% vs 2023; property counts -41% vs 2023. Year-over-year moves are county agency submissions, still not ZIP-native.

Izard County offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on county offense-type shares. Distinct from the per-100K rates in the hero; still county-agency data, not a ZIP-native FBI table.

Nationwide peers for ZIP 72512

Similar county violent rate (~405/100K)

Similar Census population (~2,423)

County detail: Izard County · State atlas: Arkansas

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ZIP population, land area, 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file, ACS 5-year estimates) and FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10 (county-level crime, attributed via ZIP-to-county crosswalk).

Verify with Census.gov Geography and FBI.gov UCR.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Every figure on PlainCrime is rendered directly from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page combines Census ZIP-level figures with a ZIP-to-county crosswalk to attribute FBI UCR crime data honestly, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.