Local servicesHospitalSaint Mary's Regional Medical Center24.8 miPost officeHector Post Office8.9 miFire stationHector Fire Department8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoone County Airport HRO49 miInterstateI-4023 miUS highwayUS 6523 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK67 miCoachClintonJefferson Lines25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72843 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72843 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:56 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:17 am – 5:02 pm
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People1,984 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.6750 householdsMedian household income $62,805Median home value $120,300Median rent $850 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $583 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 688 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, construction 23%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 29 minutes80% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 24°F57 in of rain a yearwettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days24 days above 90°F, 78 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dennard 10 Wsw station, 15 mi away; snow from Hattieville 5 Nw
Nearby landmarksFork Mountainpeak · under a mileYounger Mountainpeak · 2.6 miWinrock Farms Lakelake · 4.4 miBAYOU BLUFF CGcampground · 4.5 miMOUNTAIN MAN, BROCK CREEKtrailhead · 4.9 miBlue Holespring · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOzark National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 1,132,958 acresOzark Purchase Unitnational forest · 11.3 mi · 4,913 acresGulf Mtn Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 12,308 acresRichland Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 21.3 mi · 583 acresBona Dea Trails And Sanctuarynational conservation area · 23.7 mi · 293 acresLake Dardanelle State Parkstate park · 26.8 mi · 216 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 28 Feb 201138 mi away, near Greenbrier, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 12 Sep 201947 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPope County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity Corporationserves 29,260 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,019 ft311 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
