Pencil Bluff, Arkansas

Pencil Bluff, Arkansas
Pencil Bluff, Arkansas
Census-designated place
	Entering Pencil Bluff from the west
	Pencil Bluff Pencil Bluff
	Coordinates: 34°37′35″N 93°44′04″W / 34.62639°N 93.73444°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Montgomery
Area
• Total	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Land	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	72
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71965
Area code	870
GNIS feature ID	2805676
FIPS code	05-54410

CountryUnited States

Elevation

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748 ft (228 m)

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Pencil Bluff is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Pencil Bluff is located at the junction of U.S. Route 270 and Arkansas Highway 88, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northwest of Mount Ida. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 72.^[3]

Pencil Bluff has a post office with ZIP code 71965.^[4]

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	72		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2020^[6]

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	57	79.17%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	2.78%
Asian alone (NH)	2	2.78%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	5	6.94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	8.33%
Total	72	100.00%

v t e Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Mount Ida
City	Glenwood‡ Mount Ida	Map of Arkansas highlighting Montgomery County
Towns	Black Springs Norman Oden
CDPs	Caddo Gap Pencil Bluff
Other unincorporated communities	Huddleston Hurricane Grove Mauldin Pine Ridge Sims Story Sulphur Springs
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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2020 census

Pencil Bluff, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Entering Pencil Bluff from the west
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Coordinates: 34°37′35″N 93°44′04″W / 34.62639°N 93.73444°W / 34.62639; -93.73444
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Montgomery
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km²)
• Land	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation ^[2]	748 ft (228 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	72
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71965
Area code	870
GNIS feature ID	2805676^[2]
FIPS code	05-54410