Arkansas · Census place 0515190
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas with an estimated 70,711 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 7th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 70,711
- #7 of 185 in Arkansas
- Change since 2020
- +9.9%
- +6,347 people
- Land area
- 46.6 sq mi
- + 0.25 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,516 / sq mi
- State median 1,001
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Conway population, 2020 to 2024
Conway added 6,347 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +9.9%. In the latest year it moved by +1,180. Among 68 Arkansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 14th; the median place changed by +2.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arkansas has 11,311 people, so Conway is 6.3 times that size.
Conway covers 46.64 square miles of land and 0.25 of water, for 1,516 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so Conway is denser than the typical town.
What county Conway is in
All of Conway's residents live in Faulkner County, which had 131,611 residents in 2024. Conway holds 53.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Conway
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Conway by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72032, 72034, 72035. 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 Conway is
The Census internal point of Conway is at 35.074400, -92.467000. Little Rock, the capital, is 24.8 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Little Rock, AR (204,774 people), 24.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.074400, -92.467000
- DMS
- 35°04'27.84"N 92°28'1.20"W
- UTM
- 15N 548593.3E 3881423.7N
- Geohash
- 9ynpxc5e4
- Plus code
- 86793GFM+Q6
Daylight in Conway
At 35.07° N, Conway gets about 14 h 31 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 48 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Conway
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Mayflower, 7.8 miles away, with 2,354 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Conway, AR?
70,711 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 6,347 (9.9%) from 64,364 in July 2020.
What county is Conway in?
Faulkner County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Conway?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 72032, 72034, 72035.
How far is Conway from Little Rock?
24.8 miles (39.9 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Conway.
What is the nearest larger city to Conway?
Little Rock, AR, with 204,774 residents, 24.9 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.