Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:49 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:12 am – 4:55 pm
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People279 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.5107 householdsMedian household income $58,365Median home value $207,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $770 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 165 employedMain industries: manufacturing 35%, education and health care 17%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 50 minutes65% drive alone, 35% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher63% 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 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days64 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Evening Shade 1 Nne station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsHarold Alexander/spring River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 13,134 acresLake Charles State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 218 acresPowhatan Courthouse State Parkstate park · 18.9 miOld Davidsonville State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 160 acresMammoth Spring State Parkstate park · 28.9 mi · 61 acresMark Twain Purchase Unitnational forest · 42.6 mi · 910 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 22 Aug 200034 mi away, near Maynard, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Aug 202216 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSharp 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation434 ft132 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWhite River Medical Center23.8 miPost officePoughkeepsie Post Office1.1 miTown hallEvening Shade City Hall9.0 miFire stationPoughkeepsie Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR49 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM110 miUS highwayUS 1678.2 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72569 ZIP area.
