Back جونزبورو Arabic جونزبورو (كريج هيد, اركنسو) ARZ جونزبرو (آرکانزاس) AZB Джоунсбъроу Bulgarian Jonesboro (Arkansas) Catalan Джонсборо (Арканзас) CE Jonesboro (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Arkansas) CEB Jonesboro, Arkansas Welsh Jonesboro (Arkansas) German Jonesboro (Arkansas) Spanish
Jonesboro, Arkansas | |
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| 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 | |
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| Motto(s): "People, Pride, Progress" | |
 Location of Jonesboro in Craighead County, Arkansas. | |
  Jonesboro Location in the United States  Jonesboro Jonesboro (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′40″N 90°41′49″W / 35.81111°N 90.69694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Craighead |
| Incorporated | February 19, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harold Copenhaver |
| Area | |
| • 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 | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 78,579 |
| • Estimate (2023)[3] | 80,650 |
| • 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 |
Jonesboro (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/) 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 2023, the city had an estimated population of 80,560,[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.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jonesboro, Arkansas
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. January 3, 2024. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.