Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:46 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:08 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 31°F49 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days66 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jonesboro Muni Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Jonesboro 2 Ne
Nearby landmarksArkansas State University - Main Campuscollege · 5.8 miBig Pondlake · 4.4 miBig Creek Site 19 Reservoirreservoir · 6.6 miPoinsett Watershed Site 20 Reservoirreservoir · 6.8 miCraighead Forest Lakelake · 8.0 miGum Islandisland · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAllen Parkpark · 4.4 miSouthside Softball Complexpark · 6.2 mi · 65 acresSaint Francis Sunken Landsstate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 27,393 acresLake Frierson State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 114 acresCrowley's Ridge State Parkstate park · 15.1 mi · 284 acresLake Poinsett State Parkstate park · 21.2 mi · 132 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197618 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCraighead County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured69 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Crittenden County, AR, 46 mi away
Drinking waterJonesboro Water Systemserves 81,888 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation234 ft71 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNEA Baptist Memorial Hospital4.1 miPost officeNortheast Arkansas Post Office3.0 miTown hallBrookland City Hall5.1 miPoliceBrookland Police Department4.8 miFire stationJonesboro Fire Department Station 71.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeArkansas State University - Main Campus5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR3.8 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM64 miInterstateI-5558.7 miUS highwayUS 493.0 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR27 miCoachJonesboro Jet Transfer StationGreyhound5.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72402 ZIP area.
