West Memphis, Arkansas

West Memphis, Arkansas
City
City of West Memphis
Areal view of Tilden Rodgers Sports Complex
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Location in Crittenden county and Arkansas
West Memphis Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°09′41″N 90°11′40″W / 35.16139°N 90.19444°W / 35.16139; -90.19444
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Crittenden
Townships	Jackson Jasper Mississippi Mound City Proctor
Founded	September 9, 1916 (1916-09-09)
Incorporated	May 7, 1927 (1927-05-07)
Named for	Memphis, Tennessee
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Marco McClendon[citation needed] (I)
• Council	City Council
Area [1]
• Total	28.94 sq mi (74.96 km2)
• Land	28.84 sq mi (74.70 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation [2]	213 ft (65 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,520
• Density	850.15/sq mi (328.24/km2)
• Demonym	West Memphian
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	72301, 72327, 72364, 72376
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-74540
GNIS feature ID	2405710[2]
Website	westmemphisar.gov

West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,245 at the 2010 census,^[3] ranking it as the state's 18th largest city, behind Bella Vista. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee.