Washington is a city in Hempstead County, Arkansas, home to about 93 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71862.
Homes sold for a median of $94 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)194 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX184 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX190 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Washington; 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.
Washington had 94 residents in the 2020 census, down 36% since 2000.
It’s the 526th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Hempstead County grew from 24,101 residents in 1900 to 20,065 in 2020.
Hempstead 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 32°F. About 55.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hope 3 Ne, AR weather station (7 miles away).
5,839 jobs at 378 businesses in Hempstead 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.
Museums
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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