Newport

Also known as Newport, Arkansas, Newport, AR

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

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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)
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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.