Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:55 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:14 am – 5:00 pm
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People1,983 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.8774 householdsMedian household income $63,667Median home value $178,900Median rent $1,094 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $891 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 843 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 18%, retail 13%Average commute 36 minutes88% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days63 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenbrier station, 8 mi away; snow from Damascus 2 Nne
Parks and public landsWooly Hollow State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 392 acresCove Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 224 acresGreenbrier City Parkpark · 8.9 miGreers Ferry Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.6 mi · 41,234 acresToad Suck Ferry Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.3 mi · 153 acresOzark National Forestnational forest · 32.4 mi · 1,132,958 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes89 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 28 Feb 20117 mi away, near Greenbrier, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jun 201418 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateFaulkner County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality31% of days had good air in 2025114 of 365 days measured247 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 55, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, AR, 41 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDamascus Water Worksserves 2,235 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation610 ft186 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOzark Health Medical Center14.4 miPost officeDamascus Post Office1.0 miTown hallDamascus Town Hall1.0 miPoliceDamascus Police Department1.0 miFire stationDamascus Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT44 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM138 miInterstateI-4017 miUS highwayUS 65under a mileAmtrakUnion Station LRK42 miCoachClintonJefferson Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72039 ZIP area.
