Local servicesHospitalWhite River Medical Center9.7 miPost officeMagness Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNewark City Hall2.1 miPoliceIndependence County Sheriff's Office9.6 miFire stationNewark Volunteer Fire Station2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR48 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM96 miUS highwayUS 1677.3 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR39 miCoachNewport ExxonGreyhound14 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 72553 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:50 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:11 am – 4:56 pm
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People83 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.533 householdsMedian household income $29,37555% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $633 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days58 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Batesville L&d 1 station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksMud Creek Site One Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miCaldwell Mountainpeak · 3.1 miPadgett Islandisland · 2.5 miWright Islandisland · 2.8 miQualls Mountainpeak · 4.5 miOld Riverriver · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJacksonport State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 175 acresFitzhugh Parkpark · 9.4 miRiverside Parkpark · 9.5 miJamestownstate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 1,091 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 1 Mar 198250 mi away, near Mount Vernon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Aug 202236 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowIndependence 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, 75 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBatesville Water Utilitiesserves 15,621 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation268 ft82 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
