Welcome to Newport ...The city of Newport is located in Jackson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jackson County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Newport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873. When the people of Newport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Newporter<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Newport has a population of 7,509 people<3> (see below for details). Newport is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Newport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Newport: 870 & 327<5> The ZIP code for Newport: 72112<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newport had an population of 7,509 people. This is a decrease of 4.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.87% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Newport had a population of 7,879 people (which is 43.63% of the total population of Jackson County). This makes Newport the county's most populous community. The population of Newport represents 0.27% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,879 people, the population of Newport has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,811 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Newport. Communities Also Named Newport ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Newport: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Ouachita County. Beyond Arkansas, there are 73 communities that are also named Newport - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newport. Communities near Newport ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newport.
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 Newport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newport. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newport. 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 Newport. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Newport. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newport ...Looking for more information about Newport? 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 Newport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newport. Adding Newport to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Newport 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 Newport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Newport. Footnotes ...
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