| ZIP Codes: | 19 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 9 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:42 PM |
| Population: | 37,994 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05093 |
| CBSA: | Blytheville, AR |
| Land Area: | 914 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 25 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.7548, -90.0638 |
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39,060 residents live across 19 ZIPs covering 914 sq mi, served by 18 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 44,981 to 39,016 from 2014 to 2024 — a -13.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 10 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72395 (Wilson, $78,507 median) and poorest ZIP 72358 (Luxora, $32,841) are 17.7 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.9× across this county — from $43,000 in 72358 (Luxora) to $166,300 in 72442 (Manila).
Density varies 267× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 72350 (Joiner) to 3,431 in 72351 (Keiser).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.4% bachelor's+ in 72330 (Dyess) to 26.1% in 72395 (Wilson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #20 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #48 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,048 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,581 of 25,523 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 9 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.
Mississippi County lost 13.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72315 | Blytheville | Standard | 19,890 | $52,259 | 267.3 | -16.8% |
| 72370 | Osceola | Standard | 7,301 | $48,732 | 157.8 | -13.0% |
| 72442 | Manila | Standard | 4,584 | $56,221 | 128.1 | -3.7% |
| 72438 | Leachville | Standard | 2,274 | $56,688 | 75.4 | 3.2% |
| 72358 | Luxora | Standard | 1,338 | $32,841 | 70.0 | -14.6% |
| 72395 | Wilson | Standard | 1,058 | $78,507 | 72.0 | -6.0% |
| 72350 | Joiner | Standard | 988 | $38,580 | 76.9 | -22.6% |
| 72351 | Keiser | PO Box | 828 | $55,964 | 0.2 | 36.0% |
| 72330 | Dyess | Standard | 464 | $38,500 | 35.0 | -35.6% |
| 72426 | Dell | PO Box | 168 | $78,125 | 0.5 | -17.6% |
| 72428 | Etowah | Standard | 115 | — | 8.1 | 125.5% |
| 72391 | West Ridge | PO Box | 44 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 72338 | Frenchmans Bayou | Standard | 8 | — | 22.1 | -52.9% |
| 72313 | Bassett | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 72329 | Driver | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 72321 | Burdette | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 72310 | Armorel | PO Box | — | — | 0.8 | — |
| 72316 | Blytheville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 72319 | Gosnell | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |