| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:41 PM |
| Population: | 17,582 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05057 |
| Land Area: | 633 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.7765, -93.6808 |
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17,582 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 633 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,589 to 17,481 from 2014 to 2024 — a -15.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71825 (Blevins, $72,610 median) and poorest ZIP 71847 (Mc Caskill, $23,920) are 5.1 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.2× across this county — from $55,900 in 71862 (Washington) to $181,300 in 71825 (Blevins).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 71847 (Mc Caskill) to 50 in 71801 (Hope).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.6% bachelor's+ in 71838 (Fulton) to 24.8% in 71831 (Columbus) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #38 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #60 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $46,153 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,846 of 11,906 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.0× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
Hempstead County lost 14.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71801 | Hope | Standard | 14,883 | $45,345 | 298.4 | -12.7% |
| 71838 | Fulton | Standard | 1,006 | $48,125 | 107.0 | 4.1% |
| 71862 | Washington | Standard | 639 | $52,982 | 67.9 | 6.3% |
| 71825 | Blevins | Standard | 391 | $72,610 | 26.0 | -56.6% |
| 71855 | Ozan | Standard | 352 | — | 58.0 | -31.1% |
| 71847 | Mc Caskill | Standard | 210 | $23,920 | 59.7 | -63.3% |
| 71831 | Columbus | Standard | 101 | — | 15.9 | — |
| 71802 | Hope | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |