Local servicesHospitalCHI Saint Vincent Morrilton11.4 miPost officeAtkins Post Office2.5 miTown hallAtkins City Hall2.3 miPoliceAtkins Police Department2.4 miFire stationAtkins Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton10.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT52 miInterstateI-40under a mileUS highwayUS 641.5 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK49 miCoachConwayJefferson Lines29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72823 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72823 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:57 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:16 am – 5:03 pm
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People6,023 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.32,432 householdsMedian household income $69,107Median home value $154,800Median rent $856 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $661 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,834 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, retail 20%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 23 minutes73% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F51 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days70 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morrilton station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCarrion Crow Mountainpeak · 3.6 miBunker Mountainpeak · 4.0 miWest Fork Point Remove Creek Site 16 Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miLake Atkinslake · 4.7 miCargile Lakelake · 4.8 miWest Fork Point Remove Creek Site 17 Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoose Pond Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 401 acresEd Gordon/pt. Removestate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 8,429 acresPetit Jean State Parkstate park · 8.3 mi · 2,870 acresGalla Creekstate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 3,295 acresHolla Bend National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.4 mi · 6,071 acresPottsville Baseball Fieldrecreation area · 8.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 28 Feb 201131 mi away, near Greenbrier, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jun 201443 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPope County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighSource: 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, 47 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAtkins Water Systemserves 4,439 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation323 ft98 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
