Lawrence County is a county in Arkansas, United States, in the northeastern part of the state where the Ozark foothills meet the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It had a population of 16,216 at the 2020 census and covers 588 square miles (1,520 km2) of land plus another 4.7 square miles of water, centred near 36°02′N 91°07′W.<\/p>\n
Walnut Ridge is the county seat, and its postal code is 72476. The county has 4 incorporated cities and 9 incorporated towns, plus more than twenty smaller unincorporated communities scattered across its farmland and river bottoms. Lawrence County sits in the Central time zone; its FIPS code is 05075.<\/p>\n
Thirteen places in Lawrence County are incorporated — four cities and nine towns — and Saffell carries its own postal ZIP code without being incorporated. The remaining unincorporated communities below are historic crossroads and hamlets; several no longer have a working post office and are served by the ZIP of the nearest incorporated place, noted in the ZIP Codes section.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Ridge<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hoxie<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72433<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Imboden<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72434<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black Rock<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alicia<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72410<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lynn<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Minturn<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Portia<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Powhatan<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ravenden<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72459<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sedgwick<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smithville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Strawberry<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saffell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 72572<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Aa Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Annieville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arbor Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Calvin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clover Bend<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coffman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| College City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Denton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dicus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Driftwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eaton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hogan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hopewell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jesup<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lauratown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lindsey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Murta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Old Martin Mill Place<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ponders<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Richwoods<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sloan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Strangers Home<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Whiskerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe county carries 11 standard-delivery ZIP codes and 3 PO-box-only ZIP codes in all; the pairings above for unincorporated crossroads follow the nearest post office and are approximate.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nLawrence County straddles two landscapes: rolling Ozark foothill country in its western third, and the flatter Cache and Black River bottomland of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to the east. The Black River flows south through the county, passing Imboden, Black Rock, Powhatan and Walnut Ridge on its way toward its confluence with the White River farther south, and Powhatan’s old river landing and courthouse are a designated state park today. The Cache River drains the county’s eastern lowlands.<\/p>\n Lawrence County borders Randolph County to the north, Sharp County to the west, Greene County to the east, Jackson County to the south, Independence County to the southwest, and Craighead County to the southeast. Of these, Sharp County<\/a> and Jackson County<\/a> have their own Towns & Villages profiles on this site.<\/p>\n Lawrence County had 16,216 residents at the 2020 census, for a density of about 28 people per square mile. Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, which sit adjacent to one another along US 63, are the county’s two largest communities. Median household income in the county runs below the Arkansas state median of $58,700, reflecting an economy still centred on farming and small-scale manufacturing rather than the state’s larger metro job markets.<\/p>\n Row-crop farming — rice, soybeans, corn and cotton on the Delta bottomland, cattle and timber in the Ozark foothills to the west — anchors the county’s economy, alongside food processing and light manufacturing based in Walnut Ridge and Hoxie. Walnut Ridge is home to Williams Baptist University, a small Southern Baptist liberal-arts college that is also one of the county’s larger employers. Lawrence County is a dry county under Arkansas law, meaning the retail sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited countywide.<\/p>\n Lawrence County was established on January 15, 1815, as Arkansas Territory’s second county, carved from a vast original territory that once stretched into present-day Missouri. It is named for Captain James Lawrence, the U.S. Navy officer remembered for the dying order “Don’t give up the ship” during the War of 1812. The county seat moved between several towns in the 19th century before settling at Walnut Ridge, and Powhatan — the earlier seat — retains its 1888 courthouse as a state park and museum.<\/p>\n US Highways 63, 67 and 412 converge at Walnut Ridge, with US 62 crossing the county’s north end and Arkansas Highways 25, 34, 90, 91, 115, 117, 228 and 230 and 361 serving the smaller towns.<\/p>\n Walnut Ridge has its own municipal airport (general aviation only, notable as a former WWII training base and 1964 Beatles refuelling stop); the nearest airport with scheduled commercial service is Jonesboro Municipal Airport, with Memphis International offering broader connections about 100 miles east.<\/p>\n Where is Lawrence County, Arkansas?<\/strong> What is the population of Lawrence County?<\/strong> How big is Lawrence County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Lawrence County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Lawrence County?<\/strong> |