Local servicesHospitalBaxter Health8.5 miPost officeLakeview Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLakeview City Hallunder a milePoliceLakeview Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationGrover Township Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeArkansas State University - Mountain Home9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoone County Airport HRO35 miUS highwayUS 626.0 miCoachHarrisonJefferson Lines30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72642 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:52 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:17 am – 4:58 pm
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People1,664 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.4824 householdsMedian household income $68,810Median home value $224,100Median rent $818 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $962 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 505 employedMain industries: retail 22%, education and health care 17%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 22 minutes69% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 64 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days47 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mountain Home Baxter Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Mtn Home 1 Nnw
Nearby landmarksLakeside Trailtrailhead · 1.1 miBull Shoals - White River State Park Visitors Centervisitor center · 1.8 miHeritage and Habitat Trailtrailhead · 1.8 miBull Shoals White River State Park Camp Areacampground · 3.0 miBull Shoals Mountainpeak · 3.1 miCane Islandisland · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBull Shoals White River State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 1,671 acresBull Shoals Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.7 mi · 67,252 acresMccabe Parkrecreation area · 8.8 mi · 57 acresNorfork Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.9 mi · 49,604 acresSlippery Hollow Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 320 acresKelly's Slabstate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 378 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 12 Sep 201919 mi away, near Big Flat, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 12 Sep 201919 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBaxter County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind 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, 49 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLakeview-midway Public Water Authorityserves 4,383 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation771 ft235 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
