Green Forest is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, home to about 3,112 people across 2.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72638.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Green Forest; also Oak Grove Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Green Forest. 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)138 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Boone County Airport (HRO)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX310 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Green Forest; 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.
Green Forest had 2,972 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 105th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Carroll County grew from 18,848 residents in 1900 to 28,260 in 2020.
Carroll 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 44.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrison Boone Co Ap, AR weather station (14 miles away).
8,687 jobs at 722 businesses in Carroll County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Green Forest.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Libraries
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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Green Forest School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Forest Elementary SchoolGreen Forest | Pre-K–3 | 445 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Green Forest Intermed SchoolGreen Forest | 4–8 | 551 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Green Forest High SchoolGreen Forest | 9–12 | 429 | Public | 1.7 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 Oak Grove Town.
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.