AR · GEOID 05085

Lonoke County area

Lonoke County, Arkansas covers 803.4 square miles: 771.7 square miles of land and 31.7 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area771.7 mi²
Water area31.7 mi²
Total area803.4 mi²
National land rank#1126

County outline

Generalized outline of Lonoke County, Arkansas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Lonoke County is located

Lonoke County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 96.1% of Lonoke County’s measured area and water for 3.9%. Its combined area converts to 2,080.8 square kilometers or approximately 514,168 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land771.7231,998.753493,902.7
Water31.66582.01220,265.6
Total803.3882,080.765514,168.3

How Lonoke County compares

By original Census land area, Lonoke County ranks #18 of 75 in Arkansas and #1126 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.192 times the Arkansas county-equivalent median of 647.2 square miles. It accounts for 1.5% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Lonoke County?

Lonoke County has more land than 2,096 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Lonoke County771.7 mi²
Arkansas median647.2 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Lonoke County at #1,173 nationally by total area, 47 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 3.9%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 2.8 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Lonoke County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1125Franklin County, Pennsylvania772.3Compare
#1126Lonoke County, Arkansas771.7This county
#1127Refugio County, Texas770.5Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 34.755114, -91.894132. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,998,752,691 m²; AWATER: 82,011,969 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Lonoke County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 493,903 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 514,168 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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