Welcome to Pea Ridge ...

The city of Pea Ridge is located in Northwest Arkansas.

Pea Ridge is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Pea Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pea Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Pea Ridge: Pea Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pea Rdge. or Pea Ridg.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pea Ridge has a population of 6,215 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Pea Ridge is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Pea Ridge: (479)

The ZIP code for Pea Ridge: 72751<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pea Ridge had an population of 6,215 people. This is an increase of 29.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 164.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pea Ridge had a population of 4,794 people. This makes Pea Ridge the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Pea Ridge represents 0.16% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,794 people, the population of Pea Ridge increased 104.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,346 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pea Ridge.

Communities Also Named Pea Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Pea Ridge: This one is located in Benton County and the other is located in Desha County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 21 communities that are also named Pea Ridge - they are located in Alabama (6), Kentucky (4), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (3), Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pea Ridge ...

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

• Springdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <6>
• Rogers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <6>
• Bentonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <6>
• Bella Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <6>
• Centerton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <6>
• Lowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
• Cave Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
• Gravette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravette
  • Gravette is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravette <6>
• Bethel Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
  • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
• Little Flock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Flock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
  • Little Flock is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 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 Pea Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pea Ridge.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pea Ridge. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pea Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pea Ridge ...

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

Adding Pea Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pea Ridge post office opened in 1850.

We also found Pea Ridge in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pea Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pea Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/