Arkansas · Census place 0535500
Johnson, Arkansas
Johnson is a city in Washington County, Arkansas with an estimated 3,705 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 87th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,705
- #87 of 185 in Arkansas
- Change since 2020
- +2.6%
- +95 people
- Land area
- 3.6 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,026 / sq mi
- State median 1,001
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Johnson population, 2020 to 2024
Johnson added 95 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.6%. In the latest year it moved by +13.
Johnson covers 3.61 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 1,026 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so Johnson is close to the typical town.
What county Johnson is in
All of Johnson's residents live in Washington County, which had 266,184 residents in 2024. Johnson holds 1.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Johnson
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Johnson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72704, 72762. 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 Johnson is
The Census internal point of Johnson is at 36.133900, -94.174300. Little Rock, the capital, is 143.0 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Springdale, AR (89,368 people), 4.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR, 4.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.133900, -94.174300
- DMS
- 36°08'2.04"N 94°10'27.48"W
- UTM
- 15N 394340.1E 3999438.6N
- Geohash
- 9ymj91br5
- Plus code
- 86874RMG+H7
Daylight in Johnson
At 36.13° N, Johnson gets about 14 h 37 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 42 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 55 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Johnson
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Springdale, 4.1 miles away, with 89,368 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Johnson, AR?
3,705 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 95 (2.6%) from 3,610 in July 2020.
What county is Johnson in?
Washington County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Johnson?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 72704, 72762.
How far is Johnson from Little Rock?
143.0 miles (230.1 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Johnson.
What is the nearest larger city to Johnson?
Springdale, AR, with 89,368 residents, 4.1 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.