Texarkana metropolitan area

Texarkana, United States
Texarkana, United States
Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Texarkana, TX–AR MSA
	Texarkana Post Office, located in two states.
	Nickname(s): TK, Flexarkana
	Motto: Twice as Nice
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	Texarkana, Texas Texarkana, Arkansas Texarkana, TX–AR MSA
	Coordinates: 33°26′14″N 94°4′3″W / 33.43722°N 94.06750°W
Country	United States
State	Texas; Arkansas
County	Miller County, AR; Bowie County, TX
Government
• AR Mayor	Allen L. Brown
• TX Mayor	Rob Bruggeman.
Elevation	91 m (299 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	148,838
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	(AR) 71854; (TX) 75500-75599
Area code(s)	(AR) 870; (TX) 430 & 903
FIPS code	48-72368
GNIS feature ID	1369752
Website	Texarkana MSA

The Texarkana metropolitan statistical area (MSA), as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is a two-county region anchored by the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas (population 37,333) and Texarkana, Arkansas (population 30,259), and encompassing surrounding communities in Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas. As of the 2016 census, the MSA had a population of 150,098.^[4] Texarkana is a subset of the broader Ark-La-Tex region.

^ "Rob Bruggeman, Mayor". City of Texarkana, Texas - ci.Texarkana.TX.US.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "2016 United States Census Results" (Interactive Map). 2016 Census data by state, including population change. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2017.^{[dead link]}