Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:49 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:15 am – 4:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days51 days above 90°F, 94 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salem station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsWhite Ranch Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 6,688 acresGrand Gulf State Parkstate park · 14.3 mi · 263 acresMammoth Spring State Parkstate park · 17.1 mi · 61 acresThayer (Warm Fork Park)state park · 17.9 miMartin (George And Vida) Accessstate recreation area · 19.4 miNorfork Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.4 mi · 49,604 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 22 Aug 200040 mi away, near Maynard, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Aug 202237 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFulton County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 202576 of 122 days measured46 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, AR, 63 mi away
Drinking waterCherokee Village Water Assocserves 4,780 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation690 ft210 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFulton County Hospitalunder a milePost officeSalem Post Office1.5 miTown hallSalem City Hall1.1 miPoliceSalem Police Department1.1 miFire stationSalem Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementarySalem Elementary School1.3 miHighSalem High School1.3 miCollegeOzarka College14.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR75 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM138 miUS highwayUS 62 Bus1.1 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR52 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72557 ZIP area.
