Welcome to College City ...
The city of College City is located in Lawrence County<1>.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), College City had a population of 455 people.<2> (see below for details).
College City is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: College City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for College City: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named College City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named College City - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for College City.
Communities near College City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near College City.
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <5>
- Walnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Imboden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ravenden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reyno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Biggers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 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 College City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for College City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of College City. 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 College City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around College City. See our Newspapers Page for College City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College City ...
Looking for more information about College City? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to College City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for College City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lawrence, 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 College City. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around College City - 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 College City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the College City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |