Paragould, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 36°03′25″N 90°30′21″W / 36.05694°N 90.50583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Greene |
Area | |
• Total | 32.02 sq mi (82.93 km2) |
• Land | 31.86 sq mi (82.51 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) |
Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29,537 |
• Density | 927.17/sq mi (357.99/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 72450-72451 |
Area code | 870 |
FIPS code | 05-53390 |
GNIS feature ID | 2404471[2] |
Website | cityofparagould |
Paragould is the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas Delta.
Paragould is the principal city of the Paragould, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area and is also a part of the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. The population of Paragould was 29,537 as of the 2020 Census,[3] compared to 26,113 at the 2010 census.[4]