Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro, Arkansas
City
City of Jonesboro
Clockwise from top: Craighead County Courthouse, a house in the West Washington Avenue Historic District, downtown Jonesboro, and the Dean B. Ellis Library at Arkansas State University
Seal
Motto(s):  "People, Pride, Progress"
Location of Jonesboro in Craighead County, Arkansas.
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Coordinates: 35°48′40″N 90°41′49″W / 35.81111°N 90.69694°W / 35.81111; -90.69694
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Craighead
Incorporated	February 19, 1859
Government
• Mayor	Harold Copenhaver
Area [1]
• City	80.73 sq mi (209.09 km2)
• Land	80.18 sq mi (207.66 km2)
• Water	0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
Elevation [2]	276 ft (84 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	78,576
• Estimate  (2022)[3]	79,876
• Density	970/sq mi (380/km2)
• Metro	135,287
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	72401-72405
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-35710
GNIS feature ID	2404811[2]
Website	jonesboro.org

Jonesboro is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County. In 2022, the city had an estimated population of 79,876,^[4] making it the fifth-most populous city in Arkansas. In 2020, the Jonesboro metropolitan area had a population of 134,196, and the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area had a population of 179,932.^[5]

Jonesboro is the home of Arkansas State University and is the cultural and economic center of Northeast Arkansas.