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Welcome to Friendship ...

The town of Friendship is located in Hot Spring County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendship, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Friendship has a population of 190 people<2> (see below for details).

Friendship is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Friendship: 501

The ZIP code for Friendship: 71942<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Friendship had an population of 190 people. This is an increase of 7.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Friendship had a population of 176 people. This makes Friendship the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 176 people, the population of Friendship decreased 14.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 206 people).

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

Communities Also Named Friendship ...

While we believe that this Friendship is located in Hot Spring County, we know of another 3 Arkansas communities named Friendship. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cleveland, Columbia and Conway County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 72 communities that are also named Friendship - they are located in Alabama (7), Florida, Georgia (6), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (6), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (7), Texas (11), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Friendship ...

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

  • Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Malvern
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
  • Arkadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Caddo Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Donaldson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Perla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Gum Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Magnet Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Saginaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendship ...

Looking for more information about Friendship? 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 Friendship, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendship.

Adding Friendship to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Friendship post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendship.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, 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 Friendship.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friendship - 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 town (such as Friendship). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Friendship 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/