Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:55 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:12 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 32°F52 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days70 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Little Rock station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsParadise Parkpark · 1.8 miHolland Bottomsstate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 4,905 acresStonewall Parkpark · 2.9 miHolland Bottoms Willow Oak Forest Preservestate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 638 acresCamp Robinson Wildlife Demonstration Areastate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 4,211 acresTerry Pool (Ark. Rv) Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.2 mi · 484 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 201128 mi away, near Greenbrier, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jun 201447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPulaski County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Very 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, Pulaski County monitors, AR
Drinking waterJacksonville Waterworksserves 32,875 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation338 ft103 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnity Health Jacksonville2.8 miPost officeLittle Rock Air Force Base Post Office1.2 miTown hallJacksonville City Hall3.2 miPoliceJacksonville Police Department2.2 miFire stationJacksonville Fire Department Station 32.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT14 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM123 miInterstateI-409.1 miUS highwayUS 673.0 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK14 miLight railBishop LindseyRock Region METRO13 miCoachConwayJefferson Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72078 ZIP area.
