Local servicesHospitalWhite River Medical Center22.2 miPost officeEvening Shade Post Office1.9 miTown hallEvening Shade City Hall2.0 miPoliceSharp County Sheriff's Office9.9 miFire stationEvening Shade Volunteer Fire Station2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR56 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM116 miUS highwayUS 1671.3 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR35 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 72532 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:49 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:13 am – 4:55 pm
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People1,618 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.8541 householdsMedian household income $38,750Median home value $113,100Median rent $829 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $707 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 450 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, construction 21%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 29 minutes88% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher67% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days64 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Evening Shade 1 Nne station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsHarold Alexander/spring River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 13,134 acresLake Charles State Parkstate park · 24.2 mi · 218 acresPowhatan Courthouse State Parkstate park · 26.2 miMammoth Spring State Parkstate park · 28.4 mi · 61 acresMark Twain Purchase Unitnational forest · 45.2 mi · 910 acresCurrent River Purchase Unitnational forest · 55.2 mi · 188 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 22 Aug 200038 mi away, near Maynard, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Aug 202223 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSharp County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 202576 of 122 days measured46 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, AR, 40 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEvening Shade Waterworksserves 750 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation532 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
