| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:25 PM |
| Population: | 6,579 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05095 |
| Land Area: | 552 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 14 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.6889, -91.2247 |
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6,579 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 552 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,082 to 6,579 from 2014 to 2024 — a -18.6% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72134 (Roe, $108,177 median) and poorest ZIP 72029 (Clarendon, $35,515) are 9.5 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.2× across this county — from $66,800 in 72029 (Clarendon) to $211,200 in 72134 (Roe).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 72069 (Holly Grove) to 23 in 72029 (Clarendon).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.8% bachelor's+ in 72134 (Roe) to 15.8% in 72069 (Holly Grove) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #71 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #31 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $43,066 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (587 of 4,590 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.0× 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.
Monroe County lost 18.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: