Arkansas · Census place 0512280
Cave City, Arkansas
Cave City is a city in 2 counties of Arkansas with an estimated 2,007 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 133rd largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,007
- #133 of 185 in Arkansas
- Change since 2020
- +4.4%
- +84 people
- Land area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Density
- 819 / sq mi
- State median 1,001
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Cave City population, 2020 to 2024
Cave City added 84 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.4%. In the latest year it moved by +14.
Cave City covers 2.45 square miles of land, for 819 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so Cave City is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Cave City spans
Cave City crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,007 residents as follows; Sharp County holds 91.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Sharp County1,827
- 02Independence County180
ZIP codes in Cave City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Cave City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72521. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Cave City is
The Census internal point of Cave City is at 35.947800, -91.547000. Little Rock, the capital, is 92.9 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Batesville, AR (11,539 people), 13.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR, 96.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.947800, -91.547000
- DMS
- 35°56'52.08"N 91°32'49.20"W
- UTM
- 15N 631046.1E 3979134.3N
- Geohash
- 9yqusb1e0
- Plus code
- 867CWFX3+45
Daylight in Cave City
At 35.95° N, Cave City gets about 14 h 36 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 43 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Cave City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Batesville, 13.1 miles away, with 11,539 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Cave City, AR?
2,007 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 84 (4.4%) from 1,923 in July 2020.
What county is Cave City in?
It spans 2 counties: Sharp County (1,827 residents), Independence County (180 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Cave City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 72521.
How far is Cave City from Little Rock?
92.9 miles (149.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Cave City.
What is the nearest larger city to Cave City?
Batesville, AR, with 11,539 residents, 13.1 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.