Higginson is a town in White County, Arkansas, home to about 1,055 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72068, and parts of 72143 are in Higginson too.
Homes sold for a median of $98 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Higginson
Mostly Searcy; part is in Higginson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Higginson. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX334 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Higginson; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Higginson had 705 residents in the 2020 census, up 87% since 2000.
It’s the 210th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
White County grew from 24,864 residents in 1900 to 76,822 in 2020.
White County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 51.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Searcy, AR weather station (4 miles away).
23,543 jobs at 1,637 businesses in White County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Searcy, Floyd, Garner, West Point and Georgetown.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.