Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:01 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:18 am – 5:07 pm
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People203 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.685 householdsMedian household income $85,580Median home value $102,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $468 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 20% 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, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksSOUTH FOURCHEcampground · 1.1 miChop Off Mountainpeak · 3.4 miRound Mountainpeak · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOuachita National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,430,700 acresBlue Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.7 mi · 17,282 acresNimrod Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.3 mi · 25,542 acresHot Springs National Parknational park · 41.6 mi · 4,919 acresOzark Purchase Unitnational forest · 51.6 mi · 4,913 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197735 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Aug 200146 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home55% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% 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
Elevation455 ft139 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChambers Memorial Hospital20.1 miPost officeGravelly Post Officeunder a mileFire stationWest Fourche Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMemorial Field Airport HOT44 miInterstateI-4037 miUS highwayUS 27015 miAmtrakMalvern, AR MVN61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72838 ZIP area.
