| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:41 PM |
| Population: | 6,248 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05039 |
| Land Area: | 613 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.9138, -92.5672 |
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6,248 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 613 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,175 to 6,204 from 2014 to 2024 — a -24.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71763 (Sparkman, $73,438 median) and poorest ZIP 71742 (Fordyce, $38,843) are 19.5 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $86,800 in 71763 (Sparkman) to $120,200 in 71725 (Carthage).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 71725 (Carthage) to 22 in 71742 (Fordyce).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.4% bachelor's+ in 71725 (Carthage) to 11.1% in 71763 (Sparkman) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #72 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #2 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,898 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (479 of 4,522 reporting).
3 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Dallas County lost 23.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: