| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:43 PM |
| Population: | 15,779 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05133 |
| Land Area: | 597 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 24 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.9736, -94.2486 |
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15,779 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 597 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,338 to 15,779 from 2014 to 2024 — a -9.0% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71846 (Lockesburg, $56,250 median) and poorest ZIP 71841 (Gillham, $45,819) are 18.8 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $95,700 in 71841 (Gillham) to $175,500 in 71842 (Horatio).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 71841 (Gillham) to 55 in 71832 (De Queen).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.1% bachelor's+ in 71841 (Gillham) to 36.1% in 71823 (Ben Lomond ) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #46 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #43 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,529 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
9.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (903 of 9,691 reporting).
4 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.
Sevier County lost 9.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: