Arkansas · Census place 0574540
West Memphis, Arkansas
West Memphis is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas with an estimated 23,538 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 23rd largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 23,538
- #23 of 185 in Arkansas
- Change since 2020
- -3.8%
- -933 people
- Land area
- 29.8 sq mi
- + 0.14 sq mi water
- Density
- 789 / sq mi
- State median 1,001
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West Memphis population, 2020 to 2024
West Memphis lost 933 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.8%. In the latest year it moved by -311. Among 68 Arkansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 56th; the median place changed by +2.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arkansas has 11,311 people, so West Memphis is 2.1 times that size.
West Memphis covers 29.83 square miles of land and 0.14 of water, for 789 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so West Memphis is less dense than the typical town.
What county West Memphis is in
All of West Memphis's residents live in Crittenden County, which had 46,633 residents in 2024. West Memphis holds 50.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in West Memphis
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap West Memphis by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72301, 72364. 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 Memphis is
The Census internal point of West Memphis is at 35.149600, -90.199300. Little Rock, the capital, is 121.6 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Memphis, TN (610,919 people), 13.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.149600, -90.199300
- DMS
- 35°08'58.56"N 90°11'57.48"W
- UTM
- 15N 755137.0E 3893225.0N
- Geohash
- 9ypzgqyc7
- Plus code
- 867F4RX2+R7
Daylight in West Memphis
At 35.15° N, West Memphis gets about 14 h 32 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 47 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near West Memphis
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Marion, 3.8 miles away, with 13,524 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of West Memphis, AR?
23,538 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 933 (3.8%) from 24,471 in July 2020.
What county is West Memphis in?
Crittenden County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover West Memphis?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 72301, 72364.
How far is West Memphis from Little Rock?
121.6 miles (195.6 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from West Memphis.
What is the nearest larger city to West Memphis?
Memphis, TN, with 610,919 residents, 13.4 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.