| 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: | 2:11:25 PM |
| Population: | 7,013 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05117 |
| Land Area: | 507 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.8174, -91.5375 |
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7,013 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 507 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,782 to 6,754 from 2014 to 2024 — a -13.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72017 (Biscoe, $91,731 median) and poorest ZIP 72040 (Des Arc, $32,476) are 15.0 miles apart — a 2.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $74,800 in 72040 (Des Arc) to $157,000 in 72066 (Hickory Plains ).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.1% bachelor's+ in 72170 (Ulm) to 25.5% in 72064 (Hazen) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #68 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #17 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,585 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (869 of 5,135 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.
Prairie County lost 9.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: