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Newport

Also known as Newport, Arkansas, Newport, AR

city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Arkansas
County: Jackson
Mayor: Derrick Ratliffe
Total: 13.80 sq mi (35.75 km )
Land: 13.55 sq mi (35.10 km )
Water: 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km )
Elevation: 233 ft (71 m)
Estimate 2025: 8,193
Density: 590.7/sq mi (228.08/km )
Time zone: UTC−06:00 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Fips code: 05-49580
Website: www .newportarcity .org

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Newport
Population: 8005
Area: 35.462224
Elevation: 68
Official website: www.newportar.org
Image: Missouri-Pacific Depot Newport, AR.JPG
Households: 2434
Dialing code: 870

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Commons category: Newport, Arkansas
postal code: 72112
inception: 1870-00-00
water as percent of area: 1.919
P8168: 467 BC
water area: 0.68051
per capita income: 16690

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Article

Newport is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, United States located on the White River, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Little Rock. As of the 2020 census, Newport had a population of 8,005.

Newport is home to a campus of the Arkansas State University system, with particular focus on training in transportation careers. Newport is known as the town in which Sam Walton owned a Ben Franklin store prior to starting Wal-Mart.