Local servicesHospitalHoward Memorial Hospital12.4 miPost officeColumbus Post Office1.7 miTown hallMineral Springs City Hall8.0 miPoliceMineral Springs Police Department8.0 miFire stationColumbus Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Arkansas Cossatot - Nashville Campus12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTexarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) TXK23 miInterstateI-3011 miUS highwayUS 2786.4 miAmtrakHope, AR HOP17 miCoachLockesburgJefferson Lines23 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 24 min6:05 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:16 am – 5:10 pm
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People116 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 70.051 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F55 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days81 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Nashville station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilson Pondlake · 2.1 miSaline Riverriver · 7.3 miBeard Lakelake · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRick Evans/grandview Prairiestate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 4,907 acresMillwood Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.5 mi · 37,670 acresNacatoch Ravines Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 636 acresMillwood State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 867 acresLittle Riverstate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 565 acresOld Washington Historic State Parkstate historic site · 9.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 15 Feb 197449 mi away, near Gurdon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 16 Mar 199739 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHempstead County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025188 of 342 days measured153 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 107main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bowie County, TX, 40 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHope Water Light Commserves 11,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation404 ft123 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
