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Welcome to Bay ...

The city of Bay is located in Craighead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bay has a population of 1,827 people<2> (see below for details).

Bay is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bay: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Bay: 72411<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bay had an population of 1,827 people. This is an increase of 1.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bay had a population of 1,801 people. This makes Bay the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Bay represents 0.06% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 142nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,801 people, the population of Bay has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,800 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bay.

Communities Also Named Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Bay - they are located in California, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay.

Communities near Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay ...

Looking for more information about Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bay.

Adding Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bay in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bay post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bay.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Bay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Bay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bay or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/