Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:43 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:06 am – 4:49 pm
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People19,890 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.88,231 householdsMedian household income $52,259Median home value $134,600Median rent $855 a month59% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $728 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 8,865 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, retail 18%, education and health care 18%Average commute 18 minutes83% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days58 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blytheville station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsWilliams Parkpark · 1.2 miWalker Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 65 acresBig Lakestate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 10,804 acresBig Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.1 mi · 10,911 acresChickasaw National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.5 mi · 21,536 acresWarbler Woods Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 79 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197639 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202612 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMississippi County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighDrought Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025276 of 359 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dyer County, TN, 30 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBlytheville Waterworksserves 12,981 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation248 ft76 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreat River Medical Center3.2 miPost officeBlytheville Post Office2.3 miTown hallBlytheville City Hall2.0 miPoliceBlytheville Police Department1.2 miFire stationBlytheville Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryBlytheville Primary Schoolunder a mileHighKIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School1.3 miCollegeArkansas Northeastern College1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR42 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM59 miInterstateI-551.8 miUS highwayUS 612.2 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR60 miCoachBlytheville Blues HwyGreyhound1.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72315 ZIP area.
