Arkansas · Census place 0533370
Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas
Horseshoe Bend is a city in 3 counties of Arkansas with an estimated 2,574 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 112th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,574
- #112 of 185 in Arkansas
- Change since 2020
- +5.6%
- +137 people
- Land area
- 13.4 sq mi
- + 1.30 sq mi water
- Density
- 193 / sq mi
- State median 1,001
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Horseshoe Bend population, 2020 to 2024
Horseshoe Bend added 137 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.6%. In the latest year it moved by +18.
Horseshoe Bend covers 13.36 square miles of land and 1.30 of water, for 193 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so Horseshoe Bend is less dense than the typical town.
The 3 counties Horseshoe Bend spans
Horseshoe Bend crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,574 residents as follows; Izard County holds 99.2% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Izard County2,553
- 02Sharp County14
- 03Fulton County7
ZIP codes in Horseshoe Bend
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Horseshoe Bend by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72512. 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 Horseshoe Bend is
The Census internal point of Horseshoe Bend is at 36.218700, -91.738300. Little Rock, the capital, is 106.3 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Cherokee Village, AR (4,979 people), 10.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR, 108.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.218700, -91.738300
- DMS
- 36°13'7.32"N 91°44'17.88"W
- UTM
- 15N 613402.0E 4008943.8N
- Geohash
- 9yqy03qjn
- Plus code
- 868C6796+FM
Daylight in Horseshoe Bend
At 36.22° N, Horseshoe Bend gets about 14 h 38 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 42 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 56 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Horseshoe Bend
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Ash Flat, 7.4 miles away, with 1,172 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Horseshoe Bend, AR?
2,574 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 137 (5.6%) from 2,437 in July 2020.
What county is Horseshoe Bend in?
It spans 3 counties: Izard County (2,553 residents), Sharp County (14 residents), Fulton County (7 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Horseshoe Bend?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 72512.
How far is Horseshoe Bend from Little Rock?
106.3 miles (171.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Horseshoe Bend.
What is the nearest larger city to Horseshoe Bend?
Cherokee Village, AR, with 4,979 residents, 10.7 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.
- 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.