Newark, Arkansas

About Newark

Newark is a small town in northeastern Arkansas with an estimated population of 1,177.

Newark holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.65 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 713 residents per square mile.

📰 Newark News Today

• Cedar Ridge High School (Newark, AR) Football MaxPreps · Oct 7
• $2.6 billion gas plant approved to replace coal facility in Independence County K8 News | Jonesboro, Arkansas · Jun 17
• Schedule - Cedar Ridge Timberwolves (Newark, AR) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Oct 7
• Obituary: Tommy Neal Pipkins White River Now · Aug 11
• Heber Springs Riley Farris Wins Timberwolf Invitational, Sets Newark Course Record Arkansas Radio · Sep 24

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What Makes Newark Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Newark — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏫 Schools in Newark

• CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

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

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