Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min5:53 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:10 am – 4:59 pm
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People259 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.0100 householdsMedian home value $157,00091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,677 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher62% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 19%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 33°F50 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days70 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Des Arc station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsCypress Bayoustate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,494 acresBayou Desarcstate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 948 acresSteve N. Wilson/raft Creekstate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 4,100 acresBald Knob National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.9 mi · 15,436 acresCache River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.2 mi · 223 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 28 Feb 201141 mi away, near Greenbrier, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 19 Aug 201242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPrairie County, AR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 37 mi away
Internet at home45% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone55% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSe White County Water Assocserves 5,018 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation223 ft68 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnity Health - Specialty Care Advanced Care Hospital17.7 miPost officeHickory Plains Post Office1.4 miFire stationCrossroads Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeArkansas State University - Beebe11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT34 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM99 miInterstateI-4012 miUS highwayUS 16713 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK36 miCoachSearcy CitgoGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72066 ZIP area.
