Local servicesHospitalIzard Regional Hospital11.1 miPost officeMelbourne Post Office2.2 miTown hallMelbourne City Hall2.8 miPoliceIzard County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationMelbourne Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoone County Airport HRO69 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM131 miUS highwayUS 16718 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR55 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 37 min5:51 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:14 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F49 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days45 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Calico Rock 2 Wsw station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsDevil's Knob - Devil's Backbone Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 501 acresHell Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 224 acresNorfork Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.5 mi · 49,604 acresRichland Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 52.8 mi · 583 acresMark Twain Purchase Unitnational forest · 58.1 mi · 910 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 7 Jul 199148 mi away, near Brandsville, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Aug 202242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowIzard County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very 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, 72 mi away
Drinking waterMelbourne Waterworksserves 4,126 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation480 ft146 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
