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Welcome to Yellville ...

The city of Yellville is located in Marion County<1> and is the County Seat for Marion County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yellville has a population of 1,150 people<2> (see below for details).

Yellville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Yellville: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Yellville: 72687<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yellville had an population of 1,150 people. This is a decrease of 4.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yellville had a population of 1,204 people (or 7.22% of the total population of Marion County). This makes Yellville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Yellville represents 0.04% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 175th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,204 people, the population of Yellville decreased 8.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,312 people).

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

Communities near Yellville ...

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

  • Mountain Home
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gassville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bull Shoals
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flippin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cotter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bergman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Western Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Lead Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pyatt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pyatt is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 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 Yellville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellville ...

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

Adding Yellville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yellville post office opened in 1836.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellville.

Footnotes ...

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