Welcome to Phillips County ...
Time Zone: Phillips County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Helena is the Seat for Phillips County.
Phillips County was founded in 1820. Phillips was created by taking area from Arkansas and Lawrence Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Phillips had a population of 17,782 people. This is a decrease of 17.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,676 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Phillips represented 0.74% of the total population of Arkansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Phillips County:
- Elaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helena - West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Lexa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <2>
- Marvell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Websites specific to Phillips County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Lee County
- Tunica County
- Coahoma County
- Bolivar County
- Desha County
- Arkansas County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |