Jonesboro, Arkansas

About Jonesboro

Jonesboro is a thriving city in northeastern Arkansas with an estimated population of 82,384. It ranks as the 5th largest city in Arkansas.

Officially, Jonesboro is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 80.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,028 residents per square mile.

📰 Jonesboro News Today

• SANY Nutrition Group Investing $30 Million, Creating 150 Jobs in Jonesboro NEA Report · Aug 18
• Jonesboro lands protein snack maker in former Butterball building K8 News | Jonesboro, Arkansas · Aug 18
• SANY Nutrition Group Brings $30M Food Manufacturing Facility to Jonesboro Arkansas Money & Politics · Aug 18
• Hytrol Presents $500K Check to A-State’s Upcoming CREST Center in Jonesboro Jonesboro Right Now · Aug 18
• Snack Maker Opens New Facility at Former Butterball Site in Arkansas Manufacturing.net · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Jonesboro Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in Arkansas (#5 statewide).
• One of 5 places in the US named Jonesboro — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 82,384.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Jonesboro

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Jonesboro

• 501 Steakhouse — steak house
• Abe's Place
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Casa Maya — mexican
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Colton's Steak House & Grill — steak house
• Dailygrind (café)
• Dragon City Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Hong Kong — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Arkansas State University Museum · Museum
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Divots Golf Lounge · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Jonesboro

• AState Bird Observatory · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Allen Park reviews ★
• Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
• City Water and Light Park reviews ★
• Craighead Forest Park reviews ★
• Earl Bell Park reviews ★
• Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center reviews ★
• Gladiolus Dog Park reviews ★
• Heritage Park reviews ★
• Heritage Plaza reviews ★
• Hope Park reviews ★
• Native Plant Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Jonesboro

• ANNIE CAMP JR. HIGH SCHOOL
• DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR
• HEALTH/WELLNESS ENVI MAGNET
• INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET
• KINDERGARTEN CENTER
• LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL
• MATH & SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOL
• NORTHEAST ARKANSAS CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER
• THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
• VISUAL & PERFORMING ART MAGNET
• WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
• WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• St Bernards Medical Center ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Jonesboro

🏘️ Nearby Communities