Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Booneville13.8 miPost officeCharleston Post Office2.7 miTown hallCharleston City Hall2.3 miPoliceCharleston Police Department2.3 miFire stationCharleston Fire and Rescue Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM20 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL121 miInterstateI-4014 miUS highwayUS 2172.2 miCoachVan Buren/ Ft Smith Bus DepotGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72933 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72933 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:01 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:21 am – 5:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,087 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.62,222 householdsMedian household income $59,318Median home value $145,700Median rent $696 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $601 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,353 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, manufacturing 17%, retail 10%Average commute 31 minutes80% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F52 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days62 days above 90°F, 72 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ozark 2 station, 15 mi away; snow from Ratcliff
Nearby landmarksLake Number Twentythreelake · 2.5 miLake Number Twentyfourlake · 2.6 miSixmile Creek Site 14 Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miPine Mountainpeak · 5.9 miSixmile Creek Site 13 Reservoirreservoir · 5.3 miPotato Hillpeak · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCherokee Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 565 acresH.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 257 acresOzark Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.5 mi · 17,698 acresOuachita National Forestnational forest · 14.4 miJ.P. Hammerschmidt Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.1 mi · 4,491 acresBlue Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.1 mi · 17,282 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured99 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sequoyah County, OK, 43 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCharleston Waterworksserves 3,386 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation478 ft146 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
