Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:52 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:09 am – 4:58 pm
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People203 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.890 householdsMedian household income $91,731Median home value $105,40078% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $629 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 98 employedMain industries: retail 19%, education and health care 17%, farming, forestry and mining 16%Average commute 35 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 33°F50 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days70 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Des Arc station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsCache River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.2 mi · 73,315 acresDagmarstate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 9,797 acresBenson Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 327 acresDowns Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.4 miBayou Desarcstate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 948 acresRailroad Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 210 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 1 Mar 198246 mi away, near Mount Vernon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 29 Oct 201248 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPrairie County, AR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality31% of days had good air in 2025114 of 365 days measured247 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 55, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, AR, 53 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBiscoe Waterworksserves 388 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation172 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBiscoe Post Office4.9 miTown hallDeValls Bluff City Hall7.7 miPoliceDe Valls Bluff Police Department7.7 miFire stationBiscoe Volunteer Fire Station4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT49 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM81 miInterstateI-402.9 miUS highwayUS 703.9 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK52 miCoachSearcy CitgoGreyhound30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72017 ZIP area.
