| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:41 PM |
| Population: | 14,263 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05061 |
| Land Area: | 662 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 16 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.0056, -93.9625 |
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14,263 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 662 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,178 to 14,263 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.0% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71971 (Umpire, $73,413 median) and poorest ZIP 71833 (Dierks, $29,018) are 11.9 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $105,400 in 71833 (Dierks) to $235,300 in 71859 (Saratoga).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 71859 (Saratoga) to 35 in 71852 (Nashville).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.1% bachelor's+ in 71851 (Mineral Springs) to 20.5% in 71852 (Nashville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #51 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #41 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,763 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,724 of 9,539 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 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.
Howard County lost 6.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: