Fifty-Six, Arkansas

Fifty-Six is an incorporated town in Stone County, Arkansas, United States.

When founding the community in 1918, locals submitted the name "Newcomb" for the settlement.

This request was rejected, and the federal government internally named the community for its school district number (56).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

About 11.8% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under the age of 18 and 25.0% of those 65 and older.

Map of Arkansas highlighting Stone County