| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:26 PM |
| Population: | 20,867 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05135 |
| Land Area: | 641 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.1776, -91.5377 |
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20,867 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 641 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,111 to 20,867 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.8% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72521 (Cave City, $59,591 median) and poorest ZIP 72482 (Williford, $35,855) are 23.4 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $72,000 in 72482 (Williford) to $207,000 in 72569 (Poughkeepsie).
Density varies 31× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 72569 (Poughkeepsie) to 232 in 72529 (Cherokee Village).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.2% bachelor's+ in 72569 (Poughkeepsie) to 23.3% in 72577 (Sidney) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #32 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #68 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $44,757 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,165 of 15,026 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72529 | Cherokee Village | Standard | 5,059 | $37,355 | 21.8 | 15.5% |
| 72521 | Cave City | Standard | 4,910 | $59,591 | 118.9 | -0.4% |
| 72542 | Hardy | Standard | 4,072 | $41,295 | 156.5 | 4.3% |
| 72513 | Ash Flat | Standard | 2,888 | $40,055 | 94.2 | -5.8% |
| 72532 | Evening Shade | Standard | 1,618 | $38,750 | 100.8 | -15.9% |
| 72482 | Williford | Standard | 1,226 | $35,855 | 64.2 | 22.8% |
| 72577 | Sidney | Standard | 815 | $55,959 | 47.5 | 16.4% |
| 72569 | Poughkeepsie | Standard | 279 | $58,365 | 36.9 | 31.0% |
| 72525 | Cherokee Village | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |