Local servicesPost officeCotton Plant Post Office1.2 miTown hallCotton Plant City Hall1.3 miPoliceCotton Plant Police Department1.3 miFire stationCotton Plant Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT57 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM73 miInterstateI-407.8 miUS highwayUS 496.2 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK60 miCoachBald Knob Marty MartGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72036 ZIP area.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72036 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:51 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:09 am – 4:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People598 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.8359 householdsMedian household income $13,264Median home value $47,400Median rent $555 a month41% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $641 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting18.5% unemployment rate34% of adults are in the labour force, 150 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, farming, forestry and mining 26%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 26 minutes80% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 31°F51 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brinkley station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsCache River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 74,300 acresBenson Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 327 acresRex Hancock/black Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 6,264 acresDagmarstate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 9,797 acresBayou Desarcstate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 948 acresHenry Gray/hurricane Lakestate recreation area · 14.1 mi · 17,503 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 1 Mar 198249 mi away, near Mount Vernon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 29 Oct 201239 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWoodruff County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured69 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Crittenden County, AR, 56 mi away
Internet at home53% of households have a broadband subscription28% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone46% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCotton Plant Waterworksserves 435 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2026: lead and copper, treatment technique31 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation182 ft55 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
