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Welcome to Monette ...

The city of Monette is located in Craighead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Monette has a population of 1,599 people<2> (see below for details).

Monette is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Monette: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Monette: 72447<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monette had an population of 1,599 people. This is an increase of 6.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monette had a population of 1,501 people. This makes Monette the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Monette represents 0.05% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 157th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,501 people, the population of Monette increased 27.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,179 people).

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

Communities Also Named Monette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Monette - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Monette ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monette ...

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

Adding Monette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monette post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monette.

Footnotes ...

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