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Welcome to Trumann ...

The city of Trumann is located in Poinsett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trumann, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Trumann has a population of 6,959 people<2> (see below for details).

Trumann is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Trumann: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Trumann: 72472<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Trumann had an population of 6,959 people. This is a decrease of 3.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Trumann had a population of 7,243 people (or 29.55% of the total population of Poinsett County). This makes Trumann the county's most populous community.

The population of Trumann represents 0.25% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,243 people, the population of Trumann increased 5.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,889 people).

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

Communities near Trumann ...

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

  • Jonesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Marked Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lepanto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Caraway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyronza
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyess
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dyess is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trumann ...

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

Adding Trumann to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trumann post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trumann.

Footnotes ...

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