Local servicesHospitalForrest City Medical Center21.2 miPost officeMoro Post Office2.1 miTown hallWheatley City Hall8.6 miPoliceWheatley Police Department8.6 miFire stationMoro Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM62 miInterstateI-409.2 miUS highwayUS 792.3 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK72 miCoachForrest City Mcdonald'SGreyhound20 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 72368 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:51 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:07 am – 4:56 pm
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People1,212 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.6510 householdsMedian household income $66,719Median home value $110,300Median rent $843 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $564 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 565 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 26%, education and health care 15%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 29 minutes93% drive alone, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 31°F51 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brinkley station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksWalnut Lakelake · 2.6 miWhistling Lakelake · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 284 acresGreenlee Parkpark · 9.5 miCache River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.3 mi · 73,315 acresSt. Francis National Forestnational forest · 19.9 mi · 21,307 acresStumpy Point Purchase Unitnational forest · 25.6 mi · 1,519 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 29 Oct 201235 mi away, near Parkin, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 29 Oct 201235 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLee County, AR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 49 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription28% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMoro Waterworksserves 219 people from ground water purchased7 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation203 ft62 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
