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Welcome to Saratoga ...

Saratoga is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saratoga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Saratoga is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saratoga: 870 & 327<3>

The ZIP code for Saratoga: 71859<4>

Communities Also Named Saratoga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Saratoga - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Saratoga ...

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

  • Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hope is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
  • Ashdown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashdown is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <5>
  • Nashville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilton is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
  • Tollette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tollette is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Fulton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Washington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ogden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogden is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Ben Lomond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saratoga ...

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

Adding Saratoga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saratoga post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saratoga.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saratoga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Saratoga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Saratoga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Saratoga). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saratoga 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/