Arkansas · Census place 0574360

West Fork, Arkansas

West Fork is a city in Washington County, Arkansas with an estimated 2,356 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 123rd largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,356
#123 of 185 in Arkansas
Change since 2020
+1.2%
+27 people
Land area
3.7 sq mi
+ 0.07 sq mi water
Density
630 / sq mi
State median 1,001
Orange pin: West Fork. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Little Rock.

West Fork population, 2020 to 2024

West Fork added 27 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.2%. In the latest year it moved by -5.

2,32920202,32820212,33520222,36120232,3562024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,336. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Fork covers 3.74 square miles of land and 0.07 of water, for 630 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so West Fork is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Fork is in

All of West Fork's residents live in Washington County, which had 266,184 residents in 2024. West Fork holds 0.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Fork

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Fork by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72774. 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 West Fork is

The Census internal point of West Fork is at 35.934900, -94.181100. Little Rock, the capital, is 134.6 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Prairie Grove, AR (8,589 people), 7.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR, 9.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
35.934900, -94.181100
DMS
35°56'5.64"N 94°10'51.96"W
UTM
15N 393460.5E 3977372.4N
Geohash
9ymh2verv
Plus code
8677WRM9+XH

Daylight in West Fork

At 35.93° N, West Fork gets about 14 h 36 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 43 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Fork

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Greenland, 4.3 miles away, with 1,240 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Fork, AR?

2,356 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 27 (1.2%) from 2,329 in July 2020.

What county is West Fork in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Fork?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 72774.

How far is West Fork from Little Rock?

134.6 miles (216.6 km) in a straight line, heading SE from West Fork.

What is the nearest larger city to West Fork?

Prairie Grove, AR, with 8,589 residents, 7.7 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.