Winthrop is a city in Little River County, Arkansas, home to about 93 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71866.
Homes sold for a median of $31 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population9389 per sq mi
Median home value$55,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$31Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Winthrop
Distances
Nearest major airport
Dallas Love Field (DAL)158 miles away
Closer regional airport
Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Plano, TX147 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX155 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Winthrop; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Winthrop
U.S. Representative · Arkansas’s 4th DistrictBruce Westerman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Winthrop had 116 residents in the 2020 census, down 38% since 2000.
It’s the 526th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Little River County grew from 13,731 residents in 1900 to 12,026 in 2020.
Little River County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 44.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, De Queen Sevier Co Ap, AR weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Little River County
2,514 jobs at 168 businesses in Little River County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Sevier County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · De Queen13.2 miles
Little River Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ashdown19.8 miles
Mccurtain Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Idabel24.0 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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