Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Medical Center - Heber Springs3.1 miPost officeHeber Springs Post Office3.5 miTown hallHeber Springs City Hall3.2 miPoliceCleburne County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationHeber Springs Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT52 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM118 miInterstateI-4034 miUS highwayUS 67 Bus21 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK52 miCoachSearcy CitgoGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72543 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72543 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:53 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:13 am – 4:59 pm
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People12,350 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.75,259 householdsMedian household income $56,722Median home value $187,800Median rent $849 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $841 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 4,495 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, retail 17%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 23 minutes80% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F53 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days54 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greers Ferry Dam station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksRound Mountainpeak · 1.6 miSherlock Lakelake · under a mileSugar Loaf Mountainpeak · 2.3 miBridal Veil Fallswaterfall · 2.3 miGrisso Lakelake · 2.7 miSeven Natural Springsspring · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSpring Parkpark · 2.7 miCow Shoals Riverfront Forest Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 60 acresGreers Ferry Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.7 mi · 41,234 acresBig Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,528 acresWooly Hollow State Parkstate park · 19.6 mi · 392 acresBald Knob National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.7 mi · 15,436 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 28 Feb 201124 mi away, near Greenbrier, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jun 201416 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCleburne County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning 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, 51 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHeber Springs Water Systemserves 14,015 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation477 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
