| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:41 PM |
| Population: | 15,929 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05043 |
| Land Area: | 578 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.6523, -91.7507 |
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15,929 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 578 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,577 to 15,929 from 2014 to 2024 — a -9.4% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71655 (Monticello, $43,346 median) and poorest ZIP 71675 (Wilmar, $37,396) are 11.5 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $138,300 in 71655 (Monticello) to $156,300 in 71675 (Wilmar).
Density varies 31× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 71675 (Wilmar) to 309 in 71677 (Winchester).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.6% bachelor's+ in 71677 (Winchester) to 27.0% in 71655 (Monticello) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #45 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #74 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $42,679 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,682 of 10,401 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 3 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.
Drew County lost 9.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024.