| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:41 PM |
| Population: | 17,265 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05047 |
| Land Area: | 572 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.4073, -93.8948 |
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17,265 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 572 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,302 to 17,265 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72933 (Charleston, $59,318 median) and poorest ZIP 72928 (Branch, $32,313) are 7.1 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $100,000 in 72821 (Altus) to $145,700 in 72933 (Charleston).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.5% bachelor's+ in 72928 (Branch) to 19.2% in 72933 (Charleston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #39 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #67 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,543 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,689 of 12,316 reporting).
5 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.