Arkansas · Census place 0512820

Centerton, Arkansas

Centerton is a city in Benton County, Arkansas with an estimated 25,745 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 20th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
25,745
#20 of 185 in Arkansas
Change since 2020
+41.1%
+7,496 people
Land area
14.3 sq mi
+ 0.14 sq mi water
Density
1,804 / sq mi
State median 1,001
Orange pin: Centerton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Centerton population, 2020 to 2024

Centerton added 7,496 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +41.1%. In the latest year it moved by +1,721. Among 68 Arkansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 3rd; the median place changed by +2.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arkansas has 11,311 people, so Centerton is 2.3 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 17,870. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Centerton covers 14.27 square miles of land and 0.14 of water, for 1,804 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so Centerton is denser than the typical town.

What county Centerton is in

All of Centerton's residents live in Benton County, which had 321,566 residents in 2024. Centerton holds 8.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Centerton

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Centerton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72713, 72719. 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 Centerton is

The Census internal point of Centerton is at 36.355100, -94.297700. Little Rock, the capital, is 158.4 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bentonville, AR (61,791 people), 3.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR, 20.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
36.355100, -94.297700
DMS
36°21'18.36"N 94°17'51.72"W
UTM
15N 383565.0E 4024117.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
86879P42+2W

Daylight in Centerton

At 36.36° N, Centerton gets about 14 h 39 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 41 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 58 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Centerton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Bentonville, 3.7 miles away, with 61,791 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Centerton, AR?

25,745 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 7,496 (41.1%) from 18,249 in July 2020.

What county is Centerton in?

Benton County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Centerton?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 72713, 72719.

How far is Centerton from Little Rock?

158.4 miles (254.9 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Centerton.

What is the nearest larger city to Centerton?

Bentonville, AR, with 61,791 residents, 3.7 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.