Arkansas · Census place 0518790

DeWitt, Arkansas

DeWitt is a city in Arkansas County, Arkansas with an estimated 2,844 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 105th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,844
#105 of 185 in Arkansas
Change since 2020
-6.5%
-197 people
Land area
3.0 sq mi
Density
951 / sq mi
State median 1,001
Orange pin: DeWitt. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Little Rock.

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DeWitt population, 2020 to 2024

DeWitt lost 197 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -6.5%. In the latest year it moved by -41.

3,04120202,96420212,91920222,88520232,8442024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,050. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

DeWitt covers 2.99 square miles of land, for 951 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so DeWitt is close to the typical town.

What county DeWitt is in

All of DeWitt's residents live in Arkansas County, which had 16,050 residents in 2024. DeWitt holds 17.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in DeWitt

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps DeWitt by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72042. 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 DeWitt is

The Census internal point of DeWitt is at 34.287400, -91.338300. Little Rock, the capital, is 62.8 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Stuttgart, AR (7,638 people), 18.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR, 65.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.287400, -91.338300
DMS
34°17'14.64"N 91°20'17.88"W
UTM
15N 652943.6E 3795272.7N
Geohash
9yp519c6x
Plus code
866C7MP6+XM

Daylight in DeWitt

At 34.29° N, DeWitt gets about 14 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near DeWitt

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Stuttgart, 18.7 miles away, with 7,638 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of DeWitt, AR?

2,844 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 197 (6.5%) from 3,041 in July 2020.

What county is DeWitt in?

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

What ZIP codes cover DeWitt?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 72042.

How far is DeWitt from Little Rock?

62.8 miles (101.0 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from DeWitt.

What is the nearest larger city to DeWitt?

Stuttgart, AR, with 7,638 residents, 18.7 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.