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Welcome to Cabot ...

The city of Cabot is located in Lonoke County<1>.

Cabot was established in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cabot has a population of 26,472 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Cabot is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Cabot: 501

The ZIP code for Cabot: 72023<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cabot had an population of 26,472 people. This is an increase of 11.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 73.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cabot had a population of 23,776 people (or 34.59% of the total population of Lonoke County). This makes Cabot the county's most populous community.

The population of Cabot represents 0.82% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23,776 people, the population of Cabot increased 55.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,261 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cabot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cabot - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cabot ...

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

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 Cabot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cabot.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cabot. 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 Cabot.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cabot. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cabot.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cabot ...

Looking for more information about Cabot? 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 Cabot, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cabot.

Adding Cabot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cabot 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 Cabot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cabot post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cabot.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, 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 Cabot.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cabot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Cabot). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cabot or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/