Local servicesHospitalLawrence Memorial Hospital12.3 miPost officeWalcott Post Office4.7 miFire stationWestern Greene County Volunteer Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR17 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM83 miInterstateI-55527 miUS highwayUS 4123.9 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR12 miCoachJonesboro Jet Transfer StationGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:46 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:09 am – 4:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 28°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days52 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paragould 1s station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksWalcot Lakelake · 4.7 miLake Friersonlake · 6.3 miBettis Springspring · 6.2 miBig Creek Site One Reservoirreservoir · 6.3 miBig Creek Site Five Reservoirreservoir · 6.6 miCrowley's Ridge Collegecollege · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrowley's Ridge State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 284 acresLake Frierson State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 114 acresWilliam Brewer/scatter Creekstate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 4,004 acresCat Tail Marshstate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 78 acresOld Davidsonville State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 160 acresPowhatan Courthouse State Parkstate park · 20.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197636 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Aug 202546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreene County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very 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, 65 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 in the county
Elevation260 ft79 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
