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Russellville

A city of 29,162 people in Arkansas
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Place in Arkansas, United States
1870Established
28,940Population
28.3 sq miArea
348 ftElevation

Russellville is the county seat of and the largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2025 estimated population of 30,971. It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant, is nearby. Russellville borders Lake Dardanelle and the Arkansas River. It is the principal city of the Russellville micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Pope and Yell Counties. Under Arkansas Code Title 14, Russellville is a city of the first class.

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ZIP code72801, 72802, 72811
Area code479
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Housing in Russellville

$220K▲ 3.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Russellville home is worth about $220,000, up 3.7% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market24
Sale-to-list96.1%
Sold in May36
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Safety in Russellville

C−

Safety Grade C-

Russellville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 43% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Russellville 4.6
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Russellville 14.3
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Russellville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#27Best public schoolsof 113 in AR
DistrictRUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools11

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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