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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People78 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 72.051 householdsMedian household income $28,021Median home value $202,30077% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $818 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksSOUTH FOURCHEcampground · 3.5 miMain Mountainpeak · 3.9 miGanders Peakpeak · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOuachita National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,430,700 acresNimrod Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.6 mi · 25,542 acresBlue Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.9 mi · 17,282 acresHot Springs National Parknational park · 38.4 mi · 4,919 acresBona Dea Trails And Sanctuarynational conservation area · 39.3 mi · 293 acresOzark Purchase Unitnational forest · 50.7 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 197737 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Aug 200143 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, 43 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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
Elevation466 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChambers Memorial Hospital18.5 miPost officeBluffton Post Office2.7 miFire stationWest Fourche Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMemorial Field Airport HOT41 miInterstateI-4037 miUS highwayUS 27016 miAmtrakMalvern, AR MVN58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72827 ZIP area.
