| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:25 PM |
| Population: | 22,739 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05103 |
| CBSA: | Camden, AR |
| Land Area: | 927 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.5826, -92.8312 |
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22,739 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 927 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,367 to 22,739 from 2014 to 2024 — a -13.8% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71764 (Stephens, $62,308 median) and poorest ZIP 71726 (Chidester, $31,328) are 19.3 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $68,300 in 71764 (Stephens) to $113,700 in 71701 (Camden).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 71726 (Chidester) to 57 in 71701 (Camden).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.6% bachelor's+ in 71764 (Stephens) to 18.3% in 71701 (Camden) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #30 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #47 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,608 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,629 of 15,942 reporting).
5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Ouachita County lost 13.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: