Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Ozark5.9 miPost officeAltus Post Office1.0 miTown hallAltus City Hall1.2 miPoliceAltus Police Department1.2 miFire stationAltus Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleOzark Middle Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM35 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL131 miInterstateI-405.3 miUS highwayUS 64under a mileCoachClarksvilleJefferson Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:00 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:20 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F52 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days62 days above 90°F, 72 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ozark 2 station, 9 mi away; snow from Coal Hill
Nearby landmarksSwiss Family Vineyards Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miAlix Pond (historical)lake · 1.1 miGuthrie Islandisland · 3.1 miHonea Islandisland · 3.2 miLake Number Seventeenlake · 6.1 miSixmile Creek Site 17 Reservoirreservoir · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOzark National Forestnational forest · 7.7 mi · 1,132,958 acresWest Side Parkpark · 7.1 miFairgroundspark · 7.2 miDardanelle Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.5 mi · 57,103 acresOzark Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.9 mi · 17,698 acresBlue Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.9 mi · 17,282 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 15 Nov 199042 mi away, near Hector, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 15 Nov 199042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025329 of 364 days measured35 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 91main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Newton County, AR, 45 mi away
Drinking waterHorsehead Water Associationserves 5,792 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation592 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
