| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 501 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:44 PM |
| Population: | 17,793 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05141 |
| Land Area: | 694 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.5527, -92.4559 |
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17,793 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 694 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,732 to 17,779 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.3% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72039 (Damascus, $63,667 median) and poorest ZIP 72141 (Scotland, $28,342) are 19.5 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $96,100 in 72141 (Scotland) to $210,000 in 72629 (Dennard).
Density varies 31× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 72629 (Dennard) to 152 in 72088 (Fairfield Bay).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.4% bachelor's+ in 72629 (Dennard) to 30.1% in 72088 (Fairfield Bay) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #37 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #51 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,927 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,078 of 13,140 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72031 | Clinton | Standard | 6,607 | $54,428 | 298.7 | -4.7% |
| 72153 | Shirley | Standard | 4,191 | $50,253 | 96.1 | 59.5% |
| 72088 | Fairfield Bay | Standard | 2,542 | $56,594 | 16.8 | 2.5% |
| 72039 | Damascus | Standard | 1,983 | $63,667 | 56.4 | -20.4% |
| 72013 | Bee Branch | Standard | 1,573 | $57,500 | 94.4 | -23.2% |
| 72141 | Scotland | Standard | 660 | $28,342 | 85.2 | -4.1% |
| 72629 | Dennard | Standard | 223 | $41,635 | 46.0 | -51.5% |
| 72028 | Choctaw | PO Box | 14 | — | 0.0 | — |