| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:24 PM |
| Population: | 15,034 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05067 |
| Land Area: | 530 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.6086, -91.1750 |
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15,034 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 530 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,819 to 15,024 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.0% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72169 (Tupelo, $153,036 median) and poorest ZIP 72112 (Newport, $41,843) are 14.4 miles apart — a 3.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $69,900 in 72471 (Swifton) to $125,100 in 72112 (Newport).
Density varies 920× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 72471 (Swifton) to 15,763 in 72169 (Tupelo).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.8% bachelor's+ in 72431 (Grubbs ) to 20.9% in 72471 (Swifton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #49 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #6 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $44,597 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,615 of 10,640 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.7× 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72112 | Newport | Standard | 11,161 | $41,843 | 350.5 | -2.2% |
| 72473 | Tuckerman | Standard | 1,852 | $47,266 | 70.9 | -24.0% |
| 72471 | Swifton | Standard | 1,383 | $45,313 | 80.7 | 31.0% |
| 72431 | Grubbs | PO Box | 431 | $78,750 | 0.0 | -16.0% |
| 72169 | Tupelo | PO Box | 93 | $153,036 | 0.0 | -48.0% |
| 72005 | Amagon | Standard | 66 | — | 27.2 | -57.4% |
| 72014 | Beedeville | PO Box | 38 | — | 0.3 | -40.6% |
| 72075 | Jacksonport | PO Box | 10 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 72043 | Diaz | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |