Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:59 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:10 am – 5:04 pm
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People44 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.822 householdsMedian household income $142,813Median home value $142,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $783 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F58 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days65 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fordyce station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksKervin Lake Number Onelake · 3.1 miJacobs Lakelake · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFordyce Parks And Recpark · 5.0 mi · 50 acresMoro Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 80 acresMarks' Mills State Parkstate park · 13.0 miJenkins Ferry State Parkstate park · 22.3 miHot Springs National Parknational park · 54.4 mi · 4,919 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 15 Feb 197434 mi away, near Gurdon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200743 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDallas County, AR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025351 of 363 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clark County, AR, 44 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFordyce Water Coserves 3,191 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation228 ft69 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDallas County Medical Center6.4 miPost officeIvan Post Office1.0 miTown hallFordyce City Hall6.6 miPoliceDallas County Sheriff's Office6.4 miFire stationCooterneck Volunteer Fire Station1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSouth Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field ELD52 miInterstateI-53029 miUS highwayUS 1671.7 miAmtrakArkadelphia, AR ARK38 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71748 ZIP area.
