Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:02 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:18 am – 5:08 pm
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People1,120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.7474 householdsMedian household income $37,054Median home value $124,100Median rent $625 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $330 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate36% of adults are in the labour force, 327 employedMain industries: retail 27%, farming, forestry and mining 17%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 22 minutes66% drive alone, 28% car-pool, 3% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 32°F67 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days27 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Fk 1 Sse station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsOuachita National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,430,700 acresDaisy State Parkstate park · 25.7 mi · 307 acresHot Springs National Parknational park · 42.8 mi · 4,919 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197720 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Aug 200139 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMontgomery County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025234 of 302 days measured67 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Polk County, AR, 24 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription32% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOden-pencil Bluff Water Assnserves 393 people from surface water purchased8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation751 ft229 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMena Regional Health System21.8 miPost officeOden Post Office3.7 miFire stationPine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMemorial Field Airport HOT43 miUS highwayUS 2705.9 miAmtrakArkadelphia, AR ARK56 miCoachMenaJefferson Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71961 ZIP area.
