Bella Vista, Arkansas

Bella Vista, Arkansas
City
Clockwise, from top: Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel, Lake Ann, Bella Vista golf, and a waterfall along Tanyard Creek
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Location of Bella Vista in Benton County, Arkansas
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Coordinates: 36°27′56″N 94°12′56″W / 36.46556°N 94.21556°W / 36.46556; -94.21556
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Benton
Government
• Mayor	John Flynn
Area [1]
• Total	46.88 sq mi (121.41 km2)
• Land	45.30 sq mi (117.34 km2)
• Water	1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,204 ft (367 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	30,104
• Density	664.47/sq mi (256.55/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	72714, 72715
Area code	479
FIPS code	05-04840
GNIS feature ID	2405233[2]
Website	www.bellavistaar.gov

Bella Vista is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The community has taken advantage of the natural setting within the Springfield Plateau of the Ozark Mountains since first established in 1917 as a summer resort destination. The oak/hickory forests, valleys, creeks, and steep rises that characterize the city's topography have slowly given way to a series of reservoirs, golf courses, and other amenities. A largely residential city, early settlement was predominantly summer cabins, later giving way to single-family housing of a retirement community developed by Cooper Communities with services and amenities provided by a strong property owners' association (POA).

Located within the Northwest Arkansas region, the city has been experiencing a population and building boom in recent years, as indicated by an 82% growth in population between the 2000 and 2020 censuses, largely as a bedroom community for nearby Bentonville and Rogers. Residents voted to incorporate in 2006, supplanting the POA with municipal government for most essential services.