Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:01 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:17 am – 5:07 pm
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People223 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.2109 householdsMedian household income $38,224Median home value $159,80091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $295 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 27%23% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 31°F56 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days66 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mount Ida Asos station, 9 mi away; snow from Washita
Parks and public landsOuachita National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,430,700 acresNimrod Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.7 mi · 25,542 acresLake Ouachita State Parkstate park · 25.2 mi · 461 acresHot Springs National Parknational park · 32.1 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 197732 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Aug 200132 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription12% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMount Ida Waterworksserves 3,218 people from surface water purchased15 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation779 ft237 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeSims Post Office3.6 miTown hallMount Ida Civic Center7.8 miPoliceMontgomery County Sheriff's Office7.7 miFire stationSims Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMemorial Field Airport HOT33 miUS highwayUS 2704.9 miAmtrakArkadelphia, AR ARK51 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71969 ZIP area.
