Local servicesHospitalUnity Health-Newport24.3 miPost officePatterson Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMcCrory City Hall2.2 miPolicePatterson Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationPatterson Volunteer Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR52 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM73 miInterstateI-4024 miUS highwayUS 64 Busunder a mileAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR58 miCoachBald Knob Marty MartGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72123 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72123 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:50 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:09 am – 4:56 pm
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People364 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.7139 householdsMedian household income $42,250Median rent $656 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $483 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 149 employedMain industries: retail 26%, manufacturing 21%, transport, warehousing and utilities 17%Average commute 21 minutes76% drive alone, 18% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher72% finished high school, 2% 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 47°F, lows 31°F51 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days58 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beedeville 4 Ne station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsHenry Gray/hurricane Lakestate recreation area · 9.3 mi · 17,503 acresRex Hancock/black Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 6,264 acresCache River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.6 mi · 223 acresBald Knob National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.3 mi · 15,436 acresJacksonport State Parkstate park · 26.2 mi · 175 acresSt. Francis National Forestnational forest · 49.7 mi · 21,307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197648 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Aug 202048 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWoodruff County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively 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, 53 mi away
Internet at home63% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPatterson Waterworksserves 445 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2026: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation199 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
