Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| City of Jonesboro | |
Clockwise from top: Craighead County Courthouse, a house in the West Washington Avenue Historic District, downtown Jonesboro, and the Dean B. Ellis Library at Arkansas State University | |
| Motto(s): "People, Pride, Progress" | |
Location of Jonesboro in Craighead County, Arkansas. | |
Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′40″N 90°41′49″W / 35.81111°N 90.69694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Craighead |
| Incorporated | February 19, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harold Copenhaver |
| Area | |
| 80.73 sq mi (209.09 km2) | |
| • Land | 80.18 sq mi (207.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 78,579 | |
• Estimate (2024) | 82,384 |
| • Density | 970/sq mi (380/km2) |
| • Metro | 135,287 |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 72401-72405 |
| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-35710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404811 |
| Website | jonesboro |
Jonesboro (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/) is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County. In 2023, the city had an estimated population of 80,560, making it the fifth-most populous city in Arkansas. In 2020, the Jonesboro metropolitan area had a population of 134,196, and the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area had a population of 179,932.
Jonesboro is the home of Arkansas State University and is the cultural and economic center of Northeast Arkansas.