Welcome to Johnson ...

The city of Johnson is located in Northwest Arkansas.

Johnson is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Johnson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Johnson has a population of 3,742 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Johnson is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Johnson: (479)

The ZIP code for Johnson: 72741<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Johnson had an population of 3,742 people. This is an increase of 11.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 61.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson had a population of 3,354 people. This makes Johnson the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Johnson represents 0.12% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,354 people, the population of Johnson increased 44.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,319 people).

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

Communities Also Named Johnson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Johnson: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Logan County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 61 communities that are also named Johnson - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, British Columbia (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Johnson ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
• Springdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <6>
• Rogers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <6>
• Bentonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <6>
• Centerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <6>
• Lowell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
• Farmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <6>
• Prairie Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <6>
• Tontitown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontitown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontitown
  • Tontitown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontitown <6>
• Cave Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people

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 Johnson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johnson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Johnson. 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 Johnson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Johnson ...

Looking for more information about Johnson? 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 Johnson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Johnson.

Adding Johnson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnson 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 Johnson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Johnson post office opened in 1887.

We also found Johnson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

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