Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — STATE/AR/COUNTY/HOWARD

Howard County, AR ZIP codes

Howard County, AR has 5 ZIP codes, in 5 towns: 71852, 71851, 71833, 71971 and 71831. 2 more cross into it from neighbouring counties: 71973 and 71959.

The county seat is Nashville.

ZIP codes
5
Partly in it
2 more
Towns
5
County seat
Nashville
County FIPS
05061
Population
12,583
Median household income
$45,603
Land area
587 sq mi

Howard County ZIP codes by town

Nashville (county seat)
71852

Each ZIP code is listed under the county most of its land lies in and the town the Postal Service names it for; a ZIP code's own page shows exactly how it is split.

ZIP codes partly in Howard County

These ZIP codes lie mostly in a neighbouring county but each cover a twentieth or more of Howard County.

Map of Howard County ZIP codes

7183171833718517185271971

The ZIP codes of Howard County, 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.

Howard County in numbers

About 12,583 people live in Howard County, in 5,098 households, the 54th most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The median household income is $45,603 a year, 25% below the Arkansas median of $60,773 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,900 (18% below the Arkansas median), and median gross rent is $690 a month. The median age is 38.8; 16.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (25.7% across Arkansas); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population12,583Howard12,583
Households5,098Howard5,098
Median age38.8Howard38.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$45,603Howard$45,603Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$153,900Howard$153,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$690Howard$690Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%Howard16.2%Arkansas25.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.8 minHoward19.8 minArkansas22.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density21 / sq miHoward21 / sq mi

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

Largest towns in Howard County

Largest towns in Howard County
TownZIP codesPopulation
Nashville 1 4,063
Mineral Springs 1 1,358
Dierks 1 728
Umpire 1 719
Columbus 1 101

Population of the census place of that name where there is one, otherwise of the ZIP codes the Postal Service addresses by it. A town's ZIP codes can reach past the county line.

Neighbouring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Howard County.

Not sure you are in Howard County? What county am I in? answers from your location, near a county line included.

Every ZIP code in Howard County, with figures

ZIP codes in Howard County
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
71831 Columbus , AR Standard 101 — —
71833 Dierks , AR Standard 1,862 $29,018 $105,400
71851 Mineral Springs , AR Standard 2,196 $63,920 $115,500
71852 Nashville , AR Standard 9,340 $47,238 $174,500
71971 Umpire , AR Standard 719 $73,413 $163,200

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Howard County ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/state/ar/county/howard

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.