| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:42 PM |
| Population: | 8,620 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05099 |
| Land Area: | 577 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.6471, -93.2794 |
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8,620 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 577 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,039 to 8,530 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.6% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71858 (Rosston, $65,795 median) and poorest ZIP 71857 (Prescott, $53,125) are 12.3 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 9.8× across this county — from $12,500 in 71722 (Bluff City) to $121,900 in 71835 (Emmet).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 71722 (Bluff City) to 20 in 71857 (Prescott).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.6% bachelor's+ in 71835 (Emmet) to 23.7% in 71722 (Bluff City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #64 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #25 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,867 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (825 of 5,704 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 2 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.