Welcome to Greenwood ...

The city of Greenwood is located in Sebastian County<1> and is the County Seat for Sebastian County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenwood has a population of 9,406 people<2> (see below for details).

Greenwood is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Greenwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Greenwood: (479)

The ZIP code for Greenwood: 72936<4>

Websites for Greenwood ...

Official Website: www.gwark.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenwood had an population of 9,406 people. This is an increase of 5.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 32.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenwood had a population of 8,952 people (or 7.12% of the total population of Sebastian County). This makes Greenwood the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Greenwood represents 0.31% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,952 people, the population of Greenwood increased 25.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,112 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Greenwood.

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

While we believe that this Greenwood is located in Sebastian County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Greenwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Crawford and Franklin County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 120 communities that are also named Greenwood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arizona, British Columbia, California (5), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kansas (4), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (5), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (8), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (5), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenwood.

Communities near Greenwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenwood.

• Fort Smith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <5>
• Van Buren
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <5>
• Alma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
• Barling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <5>
• Pocola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <5>
• Roland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <5>
• Booneville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
• Charleston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Lavaca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <5>
• Arkoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Greenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood. See our Newspapers Page for Greenwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwood ...

Looking for more information about Greenwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Greenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenwood.

Adding Greenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Greenwood post office opened in 1852.

We also found Greenwood on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greenwood: www.gwark.com/

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/