| ZIP Codes: | 16 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 501 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:24 PM |
| Population: | 66,001 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05069 |
| CBSA: | Pine Bluff, AR |
| Land Area: | 981 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 42 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.2900, -91.9506 |
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66,001 residents live across 16 ZIPs covering 981 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 75,899 to 65,978 from 2014 to 2024 — a -13.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72079 (Jefferson, $69,479 median) and poorest ZIP 71601 (Pine Bluff, $37,528) are 22.4 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.5× across this county — from $47,000 in 72168 (Tucker) to $163,900 in 72079 (Jefferson).
Density varies 45× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 72004 (Altheimer) to 166 in 71603 (Pine Bluff).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.7% bachelor's+ in 72079 (Jefferson) to 23.0% in 71602 (White Hall) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #11 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #53 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,370 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,900 of 45,248 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 6 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.
Jefferson County lost 13.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71603 | Pine Bluff | Standard | 29,578 | $53,130 | 177.9 | -10.5% |
| 71602 | White Hall | Standard | 14,990 | $55,204 | 132.0 | -7.2% |
| 71601 | Pine Bluff | Standard | 13,367 | $37,528 | 102.0 | -22.6% |
| 72132 | Redfield | Standard | 3,640 | $56,071 | 78.6 | 9.8% |
| 72168 | Tucker | Standard | 1,803 | — | 32.9 | -13.1% |
| 72073 | Humphrey | Standard | 826 | $48,750 | 108.6 | -21.0% |
| 72004 | Altheimer | Standard | 661 | $43,783 | 179.2 | -50.6% |
| 72175 | Wabbaseka | Standard | 396 | $38,167 | 70.5 | 24.9% |
| 72079 | Jefferson | Standard | 385 | $69,479 | 20.6 | -53.0% |
| 72152 | Sherrill | Standard | 320 | — | 73.8 | -15.6% |
| 72182 | Wright | PO Box | 23 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71659 | Moscow | PO Box | 12 | — | 0.4 | -90.9% |
| 72133 | Reydell | PO Box | 0 | — | 4.2 | — |
| 71612 | White Hall | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71611 | Pine Bluff | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 71613 | Pine Bluff | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |