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Welcome to De Queen ...

The city of De Queen is located in Sevier County<1> and is the County Seat for Sevier County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Queen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, De Queen has a population of 6,513 people<2> (see below for details).

De Queen is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for De Queen: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for De Queen: 71832<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, De Queen had an population of 6,513 people. This is a decrease of 1.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, De Queen had a population of 6,594 people (which is 38.45% of the total population of Sevier County). This makes De Queen the county's most populous community.

The population of De Queen represents 0.23% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,594 people, the population of De Queen increased 14.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,765 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for De Queen.

Communities near De Queen ...

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

  • Dierks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Horatio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wickes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lockesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Grannis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Winthrop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gillham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Ben Lomond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwoodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Cerrogordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Queen ...

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

Adding De Queen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Queen 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 De Queen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the De Queen post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Queen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sevier, 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 De Queen.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Queen - 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 De Queen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the De Queen 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 De Queen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether De Queen 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/