Elkins, Arkansas
Elkins, Arkansas | |
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Elkins City Administration Building | |
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Location of Elkins in Washington County, Arkansas. | |
| Coordinates: 36°01′02″N 94°01′30″W / 36.01722°N 94.02500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.91 sq mi (10.13 km2) |
| • Land | 3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,602 |
• Estimate (2024) | 4,025 |
| • Density | 930/sq mi (359/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72727 |
| Area code | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-21190 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403555 |
| Website | www |
Elkins is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located in the Boston Mountains, deep in the Ozark Mountains. A combination of the former unincorporated communities of Harris and Hood, Elkins was established in 1964.
Located immediately east of Fayetteville in the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan statistical area, Elkins had a population of 3,602 as of the 2020 census.