Local servicesHospitalBaxter Health8.7 miPost officeLakeview Post Office3.3 miTown hallLakeview City Hall3.2 miPoliceLakeview Police Department3.2 miFire stationCotter - Gassville Rural Volunteer Fire District Station 21.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeArkansas State University - Mountain Home9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoone County Airport HRO34 miUS highwayUS 622.9 miCoachHarrisonJefferson Lines28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72626 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:52 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:17 am – 4:58 pm
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People1,360 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.2661 householdsMedian household income $38,618Median home value $170,800Median rent $657 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,107 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate33% of adults are in the labour force, 385 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 19%, retail 11%Average commute 25 minutes76% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 6%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 64 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days47 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mountain Home Baxter Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Mtn Home 1 Nnw
Nearby landmarksCane Islandisland · 1.8 miGaston Wildflower Garden Trailtrailhead · 2.8 miBluebird Trailheadtrailhead · 2.9 miBull Shoals White River State Park Camp Areacampground · 3.2 miBull Shoals - White River State Park Visitors Centervisitor center · 3.5 miBull Shoals Mountainpeak · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBull Shoals White River State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 1,671 acresBull Shoals Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.1 mi · 67,252 acresMccabe Parkrecreation area · 8.3 mi · 57 acresKelly's Slabstate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 378 acresNorfork Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.5 mi · 49,604 acresSlippery Hollow Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 320 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 12 Sep 201916 mi away, near Big Flat, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 12 Sep 201916 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBaxter County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively 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, 47 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCotter Waterworksserves 1,233 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation701 ft214 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
