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ZIP code 72556 — Melbourne
ZIP code 72556 serves Melbourne, Arkansas.
- Postal code
- 72556Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Melbourne
- County
- Izard FIPS 05065
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0635, -91.9079 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,846 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 24 / sq mi
- Land area
- 161.2 sq mi (417.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $46,452
- Per-capita income
- $24,874
- Median age
- 41.4
- Households
- 1,328
- Housing units
- 1,850
- Median home value
- $173,600
- Median gross rent
- $627 / month
- Congressional district
- AR-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 870Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 72556
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 25°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Avg low °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CALICO ROCK 2 WSW (14.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 72556
- 6 schools
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 2 parks
- 13 places of worship
- 6 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page