| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:24 PM |
| Population: | 5,294 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05073 |
| Land Area: | 513 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.2754, -93.5657 |
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5,294 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 513 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,308 to 5,294 from 2014 to 2024 — a -27.6% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71827 (Buckner, $88,024 median) and poorest ZIP 71845 (Lewisville, $33,672) are 12.2 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $70,100 in 71860 (Stamps) to $90,200 in 71845 (Lewisville).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 71826 (Bradley) to 17 in 71860 (Stamps).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.2% bachelor's+ in 71845 (Lewisville) to 17.6% in 71827 (Buckner) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #75 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #52 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $44,830 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (384 of 3,851 reporting).
4 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.
Lafayette County lost 27.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: