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Welcome to Leola ...

The town of Leola is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Leola has a population of 506 people<2> (see below for details).

Leola is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Leola: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Leola: 72084<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leola had an population of 506 people. This is an increase of 1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Leola had a population of 501 people. This makes Leola the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Leola represents 0.02% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 274th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 501 people, the population of Leola decreased 2.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 515 people).

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

Communities Also Named Leola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Leola - they are located in Alabama, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Leola ...

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

  • Malvern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Sheridan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Traskwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Traskwood is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Tull
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tull is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Prattsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Donaldson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Poyen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Poyen is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Carthage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Carthage is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Perla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Dogwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogwood is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leola ...

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

Adding Leola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leola post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leola.

Footnotes ...

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