| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:44 PM |
| Population: | 6,085 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05147 |
| Land Area: | 616 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.1579, -91.2441 |
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6,085 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 616 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,290 to 6,085 from 2014 to 2024 — a -16.5% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 72006 (Augusta, $51,775 median) and poorest ZIP 72036 (Cotton Plant, $13,264) are 17.7 miles apart — a 3.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $47,400 in 72036 (Cotton Plant) to $126,800 in 72006 (Augusta).
Density varies 4925× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 72036 (Cotton Plant) to 22,222 in 72074 (Hunter).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.6% bachelor's+ in 72123 (Patterson) to 21.6% in 72101 (Mc Crory) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #74 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #76 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $46,917 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (695 of 4,291 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.9× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
Woodruff County lost 16.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: