| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 501 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:41 PM |
| Population: | 31,634 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05059 |
| CBSA: | Malvern, AR |
| Land Area: | 584 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.3001, -93.0612 |
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31,634 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 584 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 31,813 to 31,511 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71941 (Donaldson, $70,329 median) and poorest ZIP 72104 (Malvern, $54,774) are 7.9 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $127,700 in 72104 (Malvern) to $213,600 in 71929 (Bismarck).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 71933 (Bonnerdale) to 72 in 72104 (Malvern).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.1% bachelor's+ in 72104 (Malvern) to 17.9% in 71941 (Donaldson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #22 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #11 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,174 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,764 of 23,003 reporting).
4 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.