Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:50 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:05 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 32°F50 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare77 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Helena station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksPhillips Community Collegecollege · 8.5 miJake Lakelake · 8.3 miLong Lakelake · 8.7 miSTORM CREEK LAKE CGcampground · 9.5 miMorrells Hillpeak · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSt. Francis National Forestnational forest · 6.1 mi · 21,307 acresStumpy Point Purchase Unitnational forest · 9.9 mi · 1,519 acresDale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.6 mi · 156,927 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 3.9 on 29 Oct 201246 mi away, near Parkin, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 29 Oct 201246 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPhillips County, AR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured112 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 143main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeSoto County, MS, 50 mi away
Drinking waterWest Helena Water Worksserves 5,693 people from ground water16 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: disinfection by-products, treatment technique12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation206 ft63 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBarton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMarvell City Hall8.4 miPoliceHelena - West Helena Police Department6.9 miFire stationBarton Rural Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighBarton High Schoolunder a mileElementaryBarton - Lexa Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegePhillips Community College8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM57 miInterstateI-4031 miUS highwayUS 496.0 miAmtrakMarks, MS MKS35 miCoachTunica JunctionDelta Bus Lines Inc.24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72312 ZIP area.
