ZIP Code 72662 — Omaha town, AR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 72662 covers Omaha, AR in Boone County with a population of about 2,935.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 34.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 870; U.S. House district AR-1; the SPRINGFIELD, MO media market.

Median household income in ZIP 72662 is about $57,115 — about 24% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 15.7%; unemployment rate near 1.2%; 13.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 20.7 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Retail trade, and Food services; about 10.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.1 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $204,700 — about 41% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $445 (about 62% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 68.2% (about 2.8 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 72662 in Omaha, AR, a household would need roughly $56,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,315. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($57,115). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Omaha town, AR as Relatively Low (composite score 62.3), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (65.6) and flood (51.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Omaha town, AR show little to no average snow and around 48.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 103 for ZIP 72662 (Omaha town, AR) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.