Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:00 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:18 am – 5:06 pm
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People123 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.286 households23% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 28°F50 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days74 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blue Mtn Dam station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsOuachita National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,430,700 acresNimrod Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.7 mi · 25,542 acresBlue Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.6 mi · 17,282 acresMount Nebo State Parkstate park · 24.5 mi · 2,209 acresLake Ouachita State Parkstate park · 29.0 mi · 461 acresOzark National Forestnational forest · 31.1 mi · 1,132,958 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197743 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Aug 200145 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowYell County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025234 of 302 days measured67 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Polk County, AR, 50 mi away
Internet at home48% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone52% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNe Yell County Water Assocserves 7,198 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation434 ft132 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChambers Memorial Hospital11.9 miPost officeBluffton Post Office4.1 miFire stationBriggsville Fire Station4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMemorial Field Airport HOT40 miInterstateI-4031 miUS highwayUS 27022 miAmtrakMalvern, AR MVN57 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72828 ZIP area.
