Town guide

Dover, Arkansas

Dover is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, home to about 1,795 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72837.

Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,795634 per sq mi
Median home value$112,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$138Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Dover

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Dover

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)163 miles away
Closer regional airportBoone County Airport (HRO)59 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK163 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX275 miles away

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

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

Who represents Dover

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

Dover had 1,337 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 161st largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.

Pope County grew from 21,715 residents in 1900 to 63,381 in 2020.

Dover population by census2000: 1,329, 2010: 1,378, 2020: 1,3371,32920001,37820101,3372020

Pope County, 1900–2020

Pope County population, 1900 to 20201900: 21,715, 1910: 24,527, 1920: 27,153, 1930: 26,547, 1940: 25,682, 1950: 23,291, 1960: 21,177, 1970: 28,607, 1980: 39,021, 1990: 45,883, 2000: 54,469, 2010: 61,754, 2020: 63,38122K’00’1027K’20’3026K’40’5021K’60’7039K’80’9054K’00’1063K’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 30°F. About 46.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DoverJan: high 50°F, low 30°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 41°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 49°F, 4.8 in; May: high 80°F, low 59°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 71°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 70°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 62°F, 3 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 50°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.6 in; Dec: high 52°F, low 32°F, 4.3 in50°30°Jan3.255°33°Feb3.164°41°Mar4.473°49°Apr4.880°59°May4.788°68°Jun3.493°71°Jul3.592°70°Aug3.586°62°Sep3.074°50°Oct4.162°39°Nov4.652°32°Dec4.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Russellville Muni Ap, AR weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Pope County

23,884 jobs at 1,601 businesses in Pope County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pope CountyManufacturing: 4,769 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,367 jobs; Retail trade: 3,315 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,561 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,426 jobs; Utilities: 1,315 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,249 jobs; Construction: 1,192 jobsManufacturing 20% Health care and social assistance 14% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 11% Administrative and support 6% Utilities 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Construction 5%

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

Health care

14 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dover.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Marys Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Russellville8.6 miles
  • Dardanelle Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Dardanelle13.0 miles
  • Johnson Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Clarksville17.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists5
Pharmacies1

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 Dover

Grocery stores

  • Dollar General Market1.8 mi
  • Harps1.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rose Drug1.8 mi

Libraries

  • Pope County Library Dover1.8 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.

Schools in Dover

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dover Elementary SchoolDoverPre-K–4455Public1.4 mi
Dover Middle SchoolDover5–8375Public1.2 mi
Dover High SchoolDover9–12375Public1.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Russellville.

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