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ZIP code 72461: Rector, AR

ZIP code 72461 is in Rector (53% of residents) and Nimmons (2.0%), in Clay County (94%) and Greene County (6.0%), Arkansas. 45% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Arkansas's 1st congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 21; its state house district is State House District 1.

3,499residents (2020 Census)
171.9 sq miland area
2cities and towns
1congressional district
8voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Rector53%
Nimmons2.0%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Clay County94%
Greene County6.0%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
East Oak Bluff-Blue Cane township40%
West Oak Bluff township34%
Johnson township6.3%
Bradshaw-Haywood township5.5%
Payne-Swain township5.1%
Dalton township3.4%
Bagwell Lake township2.6%
Knob township2.4%
Bennett-Lemmons township<0.1%

Congressional district

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
Arkansas's 1st congressional district (AR-01)100%

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (AR-01)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R)202-225-4076100%
U.S. SenatorJohn Boozman (R)202-224-4843 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorTom Cotton (R)202-224-2353 · contact formstatewide
State Senator (State Senate District 21)Blake Johnson (R)100%
State Representative (State House District 1)Jeremy Wooldridge (R)870-565-7784100%

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
State Senate District 21100%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 1100%

Voting precincts

8 voting precincts overlap ZIP 72461. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 72461 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.