Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:50 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:12 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days58 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Batesville L&d 1 station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsRiverside Parkpark · 5.1 miFitzhugh Parkpark · 5.3 miJamestownstate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 1,091 acresJacksonport State Parkstate park · 16.1 mi · 175 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 4 May 200150 mi away, near Holland, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Aug 202240 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowIndependence 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, 22 mi away
Drinking waterBatesville Water Utilitiesserves 15,621 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation404 ft123 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWhite River Medical Center5.6 miPost officeSalado Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSouthside City Hall1.2 miPoliceIndependence County Sheriff's Office5.3 miFire stationSouthside Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementarySouthside Elementary School1.3 miHighSouthside Charter High School1.7 miMiddleSouthside Junior High School2.0 miCollegeLyon College6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR54 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM102 miUS highwayUS 1671.2 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR44 miCoachNewport ExxonGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72575 ZIP area.
