Pottsville is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,140. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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How Pottsville ranks

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#2Highest graduation rate in AR #2Safest in AR #5Best schools in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code72858

Area code479

Living in Pottsville

Housing in Pottsville

$226K▲ 4.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pottsville home is worth about $226,000, up 4.4% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market120

Sale-to-list99.4%

Sold in May5

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Safety in Pottsville

Safety Grade A

Pottsville reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Pottsville 1.2

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Pottsville 3.9

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Pottsville

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School Grade A+

The public schools Pottsville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#5Best public schoolsof 113 in AR

DistrictPOTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools4

Pottsville Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades PK–3 · 605 students Pottsville Middle Grade A+Middle · Grades 4–6 · 417 students Pottsville Junior High School A-Middle · Grades 7–9 · 412 students Pottsville High School B-High · Grades 10–12 · 404 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.

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