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Welcome to Coal Hill ...

The city of Coal Hill is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coal Hill has a population of 1,012 people<2> (see below for details).

Coal Hill is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Coal Hill: 479

The ZIP code for Coal Hill: 72832<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coal Hill had an population of 1,012 people (or an increase of 1.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coal Hill had a population of 1,012 people. This makes Coal Hill the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Coal Hill represents 0.03% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 189th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,012 people, the population of Coal Hill increased 1.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,001 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Coal Hill.

Communities Also Named Coal Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Coal Hill - they are located in Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Coal Hill ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ozark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lamar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <5>
  • Knoxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Altus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Subiaco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Denning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Scranton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Scranton is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Hill ...

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

Adding Coal Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coal Hill post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coal Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, 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 Coal Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Hill - 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 Coal Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Coal Hill 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/