Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:55 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:07 am – 5:01 pm
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People5,129 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.3469 householdsMedian household income $32,899Median home value $45,000Median rent $730 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $339 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate9% of adults are in the labour force, 395 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, construction 15%, education and health care 15%Average commute 20 minutes68% drive alone, 30% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 35°F51 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days74 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dumas station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksDouglas Old River Lakelake · 3.8 miMud Lakelake · 7.3 miSloan Islandisland · 3.7 miGum Pointcape · 8.1 miHolthoff Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miLake Pointcape · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsArkansas Post Museum State Parkstate park · 11.6 miCane Creek State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 2,028 acresWilbur D. Mills Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.2 mi · 11,133 acresArkansas Post National Memorialhistoric site · 14.3 mi · 656 acresFelsenthal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.5 mi · 2,259 acresPool 3 (Ark. Rv) Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.0 mi · 1,930 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Dec 197448 mi away, near Lonoke, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Sep 197831 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLincoln County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured101 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bolivar County, MS, 42 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL35% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGould Municipal Water-sewerserves 837 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation170 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDelta Memorial Hospital11.3 miPost officeGould Post Office2.4 miTown hallGould Town Hall2.0 miPoliceGould Police Department2.1 miFire stationGould Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH50 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM116 miInterstateI-53025 miUS highwayUS 651.0 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK65 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71643 ZIP area.
