Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:53 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:17 am – 4:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,977 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.72,273 householdsMedian household income $49,015Median home value $163,700Median rent $780 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $883 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,950 employedMain industries: manufacturing 34%, education and health care 21%, retail 10%Average commute 17 minutes76% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 10 mi away; snow from Mtn Home 1 Nnw
Parks and public landsKelly's Slabstate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 378 acresBull Shoals White River State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 1,671 acresBull Shoals Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.7 mi · 67,252 acresLoafer's Glorystate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 2,575 acresNorfork Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.5 mi · 49,604 acresSlippery Hollow Natural Areastate conservation land · 14.2 mi · 320 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jun 201448 mi away, near Fairfield Bay, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 12 Sep 201911 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very 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, 43 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFlippin Waterworksserves 3,870 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation664 ft202 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaxter Health11.5 miPost officeCotter Post Office2.4 miTown hallCotter City Hall2.4 miPoliceCotter Police Department2.4 miFire stationRea Valley Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeArkansas State University - Mountain Home11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoone County Airport HRO34 miUS highwayUS 622.2 miCoachHarrisonJefferson Lines27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72634 ZIP area.
