Arkansas · Census place 0542770
McGehee, Arkansas
McGehee is a city in Desha County, Arkansas with an estimated 3,504 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 91st largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,504
- #91 of 185 in Arkansas
- Change since 2020
- -9.0%
- -347 people
- Land area
- 6.7 sq mi
- Density
- 522 / sq mi
- State median 1,001
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McGehee population, 2020 to 2024
McGehee lost 347 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -9.0%. In the latest year it moved by -57.
McGehee covers 6.71 square miles of land, for 522 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so McGehee is less dense than the typical town.
What county McGehee is in
All of McGehee's residents live in Desha County, which had 10,321 residents in 2024. McGehee holds 34.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in McGehee
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McGehee by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 71654. 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 McGehee is
The Census internal point of McGehee is at 33.627800, -91.395000. Little Rock, the capital, is 92.7 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dumas, AR (3,604 people), 18.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR, 93.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.627800, -91.395000
- DMS
- 33°37'40.08"N 91°23'42.00"W
- UTM
- 15N 648869.2E 3722043.3N
- Geohash
- 9vzp23b0n
- Plus code
- 865CJJH4+42
Daylight in McGehee
At 33.63° N, McGehee gets about 14 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near McGehee
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Dermott, 7.3 miles away, with 2,453 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of McGehee, AR?
3,504 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 347 (9.0%) from 3,851 in July 2020.
What county is McGehee in?
Desha County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover McGehee?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 71654.
How far is McGehee from Little Rock?
92.7 miles (149.2 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from McGehee.
What is the nearest larger city to McGehee?
Dumas, AR, with 3,604 residents, 18.4 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.