| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:25 PM |
| Population: | 7,282 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05097 |
| Land Area: | 729 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.5854, -93.6711 |
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7,282 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 729 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,835 to 7,282 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71970 (Story, $71,667 median) and poorest ZIP 71961 (Oden, $37,054) are 20.8 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $117,300 in 71960 (Norman) to $216,400 in 71970 (Story).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 71969 (Sims) to 18 in 71957 (Mount Ida).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.9% bachelor's+ in 71970 (Story) to 28.7% in 71969 (Sims) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #67 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #45 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,775 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (989 of 5,659 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Montgomery County lost 7.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71957 | Mount Ida | Standard | 3,105 | $47,703 | 173.2 | 0.2% |
| 71960 | Norman | Standard | 1,144 | $66,917 | 144.1 | -20.4% |
| 71961 | Oden | Standard | 1,120 | $37,054 | 92.5 | -3.4% |
| 71935 | Caddo Gap | Standard | 866 | $48,750 | 126.5 | 27.7% |
| 71970 | Story | Standard | 526 | $71,667 | 102.3 | -45.0% |
| 71965 | Pencil Bluff | Standard | 298 | — | 29.6 | 41.9% |
| 71969 | Sims | Standard | 223 | $38,224 | 60.8 | -24.7% |
| 71966 | Oden | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |