Wickes, Arkansas

Wickes, Arkansas
Location of Wickes in Polk County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 34°17′56″N 94°20′0″W / 34.29889°N 94.33333°W / 34.29889; -94.33333
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyPolk
Area
  Total
2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2)
  Land2.32 sq mi (6.02 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
753
  Density274.21/sq mi (105.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71973
Area code870
FIPS code05-75500
GNIS feature ID2406884

Wickes is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 754 at the 2010 census.

Near Wickes is the Boggs Springs Youth Encampment of the American Baptist Association, a retreat of Missionary Baptist churches.

Wickes has historic places such as the 100-year-old City Hall, and the Lighthouse Drive-in.

Wickes is home to the Lawrence M. Magdovitz Memorial Library, a former U.S. Post Office that was donated to the Town of Wickes by the owner of the building in return for naming it after him.