Paragould, Arkansas

Paragould, Arkansas
South Pruett Street in Paragould
Location of Paragould in Greene County, Arkansas.
Paragould, Arkansas
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°03′25″N 90°30′21″W / 36.05694°N 90.50583°W / 36.05694; -90.50583
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyGreene
Area
  Total
32.02 sq mi (82.93 km2)
  Land31.86 sq mi (82.51 km2)
  Water0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
29,537
  Density927.17/sq mi (357.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
72450-72451
Area code870
FIPS code05-53390
GNIS feature ID2404471
Websitecityofparagould.com

Paragould is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas Delta.

Paragould is the principal city of the Paragould, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area and is also a part of the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. The population of Paragould was 29,537 as of the 2020 Census, compared to 26,113 at the 2010 census.