Town guide

Dardanelle, Arkansas

Dardanelle is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, home to about 4,511 people across 3.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72834.

Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population4,5111,239 per sq mi
Median home value$138,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$133Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Dardanelle

1 ZIP code

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Around Dardanelle

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)166 miles away
Closer regional airportMemorial Field Airport (HOT)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK165 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX264 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Dardanelle; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Dardanelle

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Dardanelle had 4,517 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 74th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.

Yell County grew from 22,750 residents in 1900 to 20,263 in 2020.

Dardanelle population by census2000: 4,228, 2010: 4,745, 2020: 4,5174,22820004,74520104,5172020

Yell County, 1900–2020

Yell County population, 1900 to 20201900: 22,750, 1910: 26,323, 1920: 25,655, 1930: 21,313, 1940: 20,970, 1950: 14,057, 1960: 11,940, 1970: 14,208, 1980: 17,026, 1990: 17,759, 2000: 21,139, 2010: 22,185, 2020: 20,26323K’00’1026K’20’3021K’40’5012K’60’7017K’80’9021K’00’1020K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DardanelleJan: high 51°F, low 29°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 40°F, 4.6 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 49°F, 5.2 in; May: high 81°F, low 59°F, 5.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 67°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 71°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 69°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 62°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 50°F, 4 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.8 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 32°F, 4.5 in51°29°Jan3.656°33°Feb3.365°40°Mar4.674°49°Apr5.281°59°May5.489°67°Jun3.793°71°Jul3.693°69°Aug3.487°62°Sep3.576°50°Oct4.062°39°Nov4.853°32°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dardanelle, AR weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Yell County

4,950 jobs at 323 businesses in Yell County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Yell CountyManufacturing: 1,806 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 948 jobs; Administrative and support: 533 jobs; Retail trade: 528 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 221 jobs; Construction: 208 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 139 jobs; Finance and insurance: 123 jobsManufacturing 37% Health care and social assistance 19% Administrative and support 11% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 5% Construction 4% Transportation and warehousing 3% Finance and insurance 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

42 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dardanelle.

Nearest hospitals

  • Dardanelle Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Dardanelle2.4 miles
  • St. Marys Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Russellville6.4 miles
  • Chambers Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Danville15.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers6
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Dardanelle

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter1.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Berry Drug2.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1855.

Notable people born here

  • Tom Cotton (1977) · American politician and army officer (born 1977)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Dardanelle

Public schools here are run by Dardanelle School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dardanelle Primary SchoolDardanelleK–3615Public2.7 mi
Dardanelle Intermediate SchoolDardanelle4–5315Public2.6 mi
Dardanelle Middle SchoolDardanelle6–8500Public1.7 mi
Dardanelle High SchoolDardanelle9–12686Public1.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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