Friendship is a town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, home to about 168 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71942, and parts of 71923 are in Friendship too.
Homes sold for a median of $108 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Friendship
Mostly Arkadelphia; part is in Friendship
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Friendship. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)184 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Memorial Field Airport (HOT)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN186 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX235 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Friendship; 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.
Friendship had 158 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 469th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Hot Spring County grew from 12,748 residents in 1900 to 33,040 in 2020.
Hot Spring County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 54.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Arkadelphia 2 N, AR weather station (3 miles away).
5,761 jobs at 513 businesses in Hot Spring County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Arkadelphia, Caddo Valley and Gum Springs.
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.