| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 479 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:25 PM |
| Population: | 6,096 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 05113 |
| Land Area: | 1,013 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.3930, -94.2781 |
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19,511 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,013 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,535 to 19,511 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 71944 (Grannis, $75,893 median) and poorest ZIP 71973 (Wickes, $33,313) are 6.0 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $67,600 in 71972 (Vandervoort) to $164,100 in 71953 (Mena).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 71972 (Vandervoort) to 28 in 71945 (Hatfield).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.8% bachelor's+ in 71944 (Grannis) to 20.1% in 71953 (Mena) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Arkansas, this is the #73 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #37 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,321 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,474 of 13,665 reporting).
6 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71953 | Mena | Standard | 13,415 | $51,969 | 665.3 | -7.6% |
| 71937 | Cove | Standard | 2,098 | $57,750 | 78.3 | 13.5% |
| 71945 | Hatfield | Standard | 1,469 | $38,090 | 52.3 | -9.7% |
| 71944 | Grannis | Standard | 1,119 | $75,893 | 51.5 | 44.6% |
| 71973 | Wickes | Standard | 994 | $33,313 | 109.8 | -32.5% |
| 71972 | Vandervoort | Standard | 416 | $68,542 | 55.5 | 39.6% |
| 71932 | Board Camp | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |