| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:25 PM |
| Population: | 10,967 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05127 |
| Land Area: | 664 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.8691, -94.0211 |
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10,967 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 664 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,554 to 10,967 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72926 (Boles, $82,578 median) and poorest ZIP 72841 (Harvey, $28,672) are 18.8 miles apart — a 2.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $95,600 in 72950 (Parks) to $155,500 in 72841 (Harvey).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 72950 (Parks) to 35 in 72944 (Mansfield).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.0% bachelor's+ in 72958 (Waldron) to 43.4% in 72950 (Parks) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #57 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #63 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,005 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (957 of 7,526 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 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.
Scott County lost 5.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: