Newport, Arkansas
Newport, Arkansas | |
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City | |
Current Jackson County Courthouse in Newport | |
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Location of Newport in Jackson County, Arkansas. | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′43″N 91°15′44″W / 35.61194°N 91.26222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Jackson |
| Established | 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Derrick Ratliffe |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.80 sq mi (35.75 km2) |
| • Land | 13.55 sq mi (35.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,005 |
• Estimate (2024) | 8,049 |
| • Density | 590.7/sq mi (228.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 72112 |
| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-49580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404372 |
| Website | www |
Newport is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, United States located on the White River, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Little Rock. As of the 2020 census, Newport had a population of 8,005.
Newport is home to a campus of the Arkansas State University system, with particular focus on training in transportation careers. Newport is known as the town in which Sam Walton owned a Ben Franklin store prior to starting Wal-Mart.
Newport has ten properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.