Russellville is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, home to about 29,162 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 72801 and 72802, and parts of 72837 and 72858 are in Russellville too.
Homes sold for a median of $135 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Russellville
Mostly Russellville; also Pottsville and London
Part is in Russellville, part in Dover
Mostly Pottsville; part is in Russellville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Russellville. 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)169 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Memorial Field Airport (HOT)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK168 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX272 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Russellville; 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.
Russellville had 28,940 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.
It’s the 18th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Pope County grew from 21,715 residents in 1900 to 63,381 in 2020.
Pope County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Russellville Muni Ap, AR weather station (3 miles away).
23,884 jobs at 1,601 businesses in Pope County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
550 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Russellville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 40 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 69 |
| Dentists | 28 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 80 |
| Mental health providers | 186 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 129 |
| Optometrists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 14 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Established in 1870.
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 Russellville School District, Ark Tech Univeristy Career Center. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Valley Elementary SchoolRussellville | Pre-K–4 | 397 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Crawford Elementary SchoolRussellville | Pre-K–4 | 399 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Dwight Elementary SchoolRussellville | Pre-K–4 | 234 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Oakland Heights Elementary SchoolRussellville | Pre-K–4 | 503 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Sequoyah Elementary SchoolRussellville | Pre-K–4 | 542 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Russellville Intermediate SchoolRussellville | 5 | 436 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Russellville Middle SchoolRussellville | 6–7 | 795 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Russellville Junior High SchoolRussellville | 8–9 | 808 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Ark Tech Univeristy Career CenterRussellville | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 3.3 mi |
| Russellville High SchoolRussellville | 9–12 | 1,281 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Christian SchoolRussellville | K–12 | 124 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Pottsville, Dover, London and Oak Grove.
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.