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Welcome to Gateway ...

The town of Gateway is located in Northwest Arkansas.

Gateway is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gateway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1939.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gateway has a population of 478 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gateway is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Gateway: 479

The ZIP code for Gateway: 72733<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gateway had an population of 478 people. This is an increase of 18.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 312.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gateway had a population of 405 people. This makes Gateway the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Gateway represents 0.01% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 308th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 405 people, the population of Gateway increased 249.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 116 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gateway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Gateway - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Florida (2), Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ontario, Oregon and Utah.

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

Communities near Gateway ...

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

  • Rogers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bentonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bella Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pea Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cassville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Little Flock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Flock is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Eureka Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Exeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Exeter is located in Barry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
  • Avoca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Avoca is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 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 Gateway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gateway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gateway ...

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

Adding Gateway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gateway post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gateway.

Footnotes ...

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