71953 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

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ZIP Code 71953: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS
Mena, AR 71953

Not Acceptable, USPS
Acorn, AR 71953
Big Fork, AR 71953
Black Fork, AR 71953
Dallas, AR 71953
Ink, AR 71953
Menos, AR 71953
Mountain Fork, AR 71953
Nunley, AR 71953
Potter, AR 71953
Potter Junction, AR 71953
Rocky, AR 71953
Yocana, AR 71953

  • ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
  • County: Polk County
  • Centroid: Latitude 34.608, Longitude -94.213
  • Time Zone: Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours)
  • Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 71953 has segments in 3 Counties (Le Flore, Polk, Scott).

  • Businesses Addresses: 606
  • PO Box Addresses: 716
  • Residential Addresses: 6,465
    • Multi-Family Addresses: 22
    • Single Family Addresses: 6,443

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: March 1, 2026, Maps updated: May 1, 2024.

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Mena, AR 71953 Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION

Total Population 13,415 (100%)
Population Density 20 per sq mi
Diversity Index1 19
 
 

INCOME

Median Household Income $51,969
Per Capita Income $30,724
Median Home Value $164,100
 

HOUSING

Total HU (Housing Units) 6,997 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 4,541 (64.9%)
Renter Occupied HU 1,079 (15.4%)
Vacant Housing Units 1,377 (19.7%)
 

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households 5,620
Average Household Size 2.36
Family Households 3,380 (60.1%)
NOTES
  1. The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Mena, AR 71953 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 71953 to the other 33,772 ZIP Codes in the United States by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 8468 75th
Population Density # 25133 26th
Median Household Income # 28079 17th
Per Capita Income # 24006 29th
Diversity Index # 21030 38th

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