Texarkana is a city in Miller County, Arkansas, home to about 29,177 people across 42 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71854.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Texarkana. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)176 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX168 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX173 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Texarkana; 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.
Texarkana had 29,387 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 17th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Miller County grew from 17,558 residents in 1900 to 42,600 in 2020.
Miller 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 35°F. About 48.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Texarkana Webb Fld, AR weather station (8 miles away).
10,922 jobs at 730 businesses in Miller County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
255 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Texarkana.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 39 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 12 |
| Dentists | 14 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 60 |
| Mental health providers | 117 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 4.5 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 Texarkana School District, Genoa Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Hill Pre-K CenterTexarkana | Pre-K | 170 | Public | 8.1 mi |
| College Hill Harmony Leadership AcademyTexarkana | K–5 | 391 | Public | 8.8 mi |
| Edward D. Trice Elementary SchoolTexarkana | K–5 | 473 | Public | 8.7 mi |
| Fairview Elementary SchoolTexarkana | K–5 | 246 | Public | 9.1 mi |
| Genoa Central Elementary SchoolTexarkana | K–3 | 365 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| North Heights Community SchoolTexarkana | K–5 | 243 | Public | 8.4 mi |
| Vera Kilpatrick Elementary SchoolTexarkana | K–5 | 373 | Public | 9.1 mi |
| Gary E. Cobb Middle SchoolTexarkana | 4–6 | 303 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Arkansas Middle SchoolTexarkana | 6–8 | 842 | Public | 9.4 mi |
| Albert J. Murphy Junior High SchoolTexarkana | 7–9 | 287 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Arkansas High SchoolTexarkana | 9–12 | 1,092 | Public | 8.8 mi |
| Genoa Central High SchoolTexarkana | 10–12 | 258 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Christian SchoolTexarkana | Pre-K–12 | 162 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 8.4 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 Genoa.
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