Arkansas · Census place 0535710

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas with an estimated 82,384 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 5th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 82,384; #5 of 185 in Arkansas
Change since 2020: +4.5%; +3,543 people
Land area: 80.2 sq mi; + 0.55 sq mi water
Density: 1,028 / sq mi; State median 1,001

Orange pin: Jonesboro. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Little Rock.

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Jonesboro population, 2020 to 2024

Jonesboro added 3,543 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.5%. In the latest year it moved by +1,408. Among 68 Arkansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 25th; the median place changed by +2.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arkansas has 11,311 people, so Jonesboro is 7.3 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 78,555. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jonesboro covers 80.17 square miles of land and 0.55 of water, for 1,028 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so Jonesboro is close to the typical town.

What county Jonesboro is in

All of Jonesboro's residents live in Craighead County, which had 115,852 residents in 2024. Jonesboro holds 71.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Jonesboro

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Jonesboro by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72401, 72404, 72405, 72467. 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 Jonesboro is

The Census internal point of Jonesboro is at 35.819800, -90.679000. Little Rock, the capital, is 117.2 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Memphis, TN (610,919 people), 63.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 35.819800, -90.679000
DMS: 35°49'11.28"N 90°40'44.40"W
UTM: 15N 709679.3E 3966448.2N
Geohash: 9yreb8c96
Plus code: 867FR89C+WC

Daylight in Jonesboro

At 35.82° N, Jonesboro gets about 14 h 35 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Jonesboro

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Brookland, 8.0 miles away, with 4,607 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jonesboro, AR?

82,384 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,543 (4.5%) from 78,841 in July 2020.

What county is Jonesboro in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Jonesboro?

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 72401, 72404, 72405, 72467.

How far is Jonesboro from Little Rock?

117.2 miles (188.6 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Jonesboro.

What is the nearest larger city to Jonesboro?

Memphis, TN, with 610,919 residents, 63.3 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.

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