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Clay County, Arkansas

Clay County, Arkansas, has 14,052 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Piggott, Corning. It uses Central Time and covers 639 sq mi (1,656 km²) of land.

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Clay County in Arkansas
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Clay County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
14,052
Land area
639 sq mi (1,656 km²)
County seat or government
Piggott, Corning
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$51,481 ± $3,647
Median home value
$94,600 ± $8,322
Median rent, with utilities
$707 ± $42
Homes lived in by their owners
74.7% ± 2.9 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Paragould, AR micro area, Kennett, MO micro area, and Poplar Bluff, MO micro area
Water area
2.12 sq mi (5.5 km²)
State
Arkansas
County code (FIPS)
05021
Coordinates (central point)
36.367302, -90.418704
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Clay County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 724544,833 people
  2. 724224,324 people
  3. 724613,643 people
  4. 72436885 people
  5. 72430684 people
  6. 72413540 people
  7. 72456433 people
  8. 72470278 people
  9. 72435224 people
  10. 72453175 people
  11. 7242467 people
  12. 7244151 people
All 13
  1. 7246410 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Clay County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Clay County, largest first

  1. North St. Francis Township2,780 people
  2. Cleveland-North Kilgore Township2,168 people
  3. Gleghorn-South Kilgore Township1,747 people
  4. East Oak Bluff-Blue Cane Township1,365 people
  5. South St. Francis Township1,235 people
  6. West Oak Bluff Township1,073 people
  7. Bradshaw-Haywood Township938 people
  8. Payne-Swain Township411 people
  9. Bennett-Lemmons Township396 people
  10. Pollard Township386 people
  11. Chalk Bluff-Liddell Township368 people
  12. Brown-Carpenter Township306 people
All 17
  1. Knob Township293 people
  2. Cache-Wilson Township265 people
  3. Nelson Township228 people
  4. Johnson Township187 people
  5. Clark Township134 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Arkansas, by county

School districts in Clay County, largest first

  1. Greene County Technical School District19,227 people
  2. Corning Public Schools6,135 people
  3. Piggott School District4,969 people
  4. Rector School District3,974 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Piggott, Arkansas (city)3,555 people
  2. Corning, Arkansas (city)3,134 people
  3. Rector, Arkansas (city)1,750 people
  4. Greenway, Arkansas (city)261 people
  5. St. Francis, Arkansas (city)177 people
  6. Knobel, Arkansas (city)158 people
  7. Pollard, Arkansas (city)143 people
  8. McDougal, Arkansas (town)116 people
  9. Success, Arkansas (town)92 people
  10. Peach Orchard, Arkansas (city)86 people
  11. Datto, Arkansas (town)67 people
  12. Nimmons, Arkansas (town)22 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Greene County, Arkansas19 mi southwest
  2. Butler County, Missouri24 mi north
  3. Dunklin County, Missouri25 mi southeast
  4. Ripley County, Missouri32 mi northwest
  5. Randolph County, Arkansas34 mi west

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Areas that only touch the edge

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