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Cotter ZIP code, Arkansas

The ZIP code for Cotter, AR is 72626, and its area code is 870.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,063
Area code
870

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cotter itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Lakeview (3.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Cotter uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Cotter in numbers

About 1,063 people live in Cotter, in 521 households. The median household income is $35,792 a year, 41% below the Arkansas median of $60,773 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,100 (about the same as the Arkansas median), and median gross rent is $800 a month. The median age is 63.2; 16.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (25.7% across Arkansas); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population1,063Cotter1,063
Households521Cotter521
Median age63.2Cotter63.2Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$35,792Cotter$35,792Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$193,100Cotter$193,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$800Cotter$800Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%Cotter16.1%Arkansas25.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.9 minCotter15.9 minArkansas22.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density434 / sq miCotter434 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Cotter city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Cotter

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cotter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
72626 Cotter , AR Standard 1,294 $36,417 $266,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Cotter

These ZIP codes cover part of Cotter but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Cotter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
72635 Gassville , AR Standard 3,426 $49,709 $172,100

Map of Cotter ZIP codes

72626

The ZIP codes of Cotter, AR, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Cotter

The nearest larger towns are Gassville (1,850 people, 1.9 mi), Flippin (1,334 people, 4.1 mi) and Bull Shoals (1,678 people, 7.5 mi).

Towns near Cotter
TownPopulationDistance
Mountain Home 13,108 8.5 mi

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