Elm Springs is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, home to about 3,069 people across 6.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72762.
Homes sold for a median of $211 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Springdale; part is in Elm Springs
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elm Springs. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tulsa International Airport (TUL)95 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK96 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX277 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elm Springs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Elm Springs had 2,361 residents in the 2020 census, up 126% since 2000.
It’s the 107th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Washington County grew from 34,256 residents in 1900 to 245,871 in 2020.
Washington County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fayetteville Exp Stn, AR weather station (6 miles away).
101,087 jobs at 6,281 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
912 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elm Springs.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 53 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 101 |
| Dentists | 21 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 131 |
| Mental health providers | 471 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 109 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 17 |
| Pharmacies | 16 |
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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1832.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of Springdale. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of SpringdaleSpringdale | 9–12 | 102 | Charter | 0.8 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 Springdale, Tontitown and Johnson.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.