Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:02 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:21 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days78 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Smith Rgnl Ap station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsBell Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 54 acresSpringhill Parkrecreation area · 6.1 mi · 201 acresJ.P. Hammerschmidt Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.6 mi · 4,491 acresCherokee Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 565 acresFort Smith National Cemeteryhistoric site · 13.2 miFort Smith National Historic Sitehistoric site · 13.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197745 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSebastian County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured99 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sequoyah County, OK, 33 mi away
Drinking waterFort Smith Water Utilitiesserves 86,209 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation586 ft179 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalValley Behavioral Health System6.7 miPost officeGreenwood Post Office3.4 miTown hallGreenwood City Hall3.5 miPoliceSebastian County Sheriff's Office Greenwood District3.6 miFire stationGreenwood Volunteer Fire Department3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Arkansas - Fort Smith11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM8.7 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL113 miInterstateI-495.0 miUS highwayUS 714.4 miCoachVan Buren/ Ft Smith Bus DepotGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72906 ZIP area.
