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Lafe ZIP code, Arkansas

The ZIP code for Lafe, AR is 72436, and its area code is 870.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
478
Area code
870

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lafe itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Marmaduke (5.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Lafe 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.

Lafe in numbers

About 478 people live in Lafe, in 172 households. The median household income is $36,429 a year, 40% below the Arkansas median of $60,773 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $82,400 (56% below the Arkansas median), and median gross rent is $775 a month. The median age is 36.3; 8.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (25.7% across Arkansas); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population478Lafe478
Households172Lafe172
Median age36.3Lafe36.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$36,429Lafe$36,429Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$82,400Lafe$82,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$775Lafe$775Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%Lafe8.2%Arkansas25.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.2 minLafe22.2 minArkansas22.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density235 / sq miLafe235 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Lafe

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Lafe
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
72436 Lafe , AR Standard 885 $52,174 $114,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Lafe

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

ZIP codes overlapping Lafe
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
72443 Marmaduke , AR Standard 2,649 $51,230 $106,900

Map of Lafe ZIP codes

72436

The ZIP codes of Lafe, 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 Lafe

The nearest larger towns are Oak Grove Heights (1,164 people, 5.7 mi), Marmaduke (1,240 people, 6.8 mi) and Paragould (30,215 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Lafe
TownPopulationDistance
Paragould 30,215 10.8 mi
Corning 3,134 14.8 mi
Piggott 3,555 21.0 mi
Brookland 4,377 21.9 mi
Kennett, MO 10,196 25.6 mi
Walnut Ridge 5,434 26.1 mi
Pocahontas 7,538 26.3 mi
Bono 2,657 26.4 mi
Lake City 2,531 27.1 mi
Jonesboro 80,137 28.6 mi
Hoxie 2,618 28.8 mi
Manila 3,691 29.4 mi

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