Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:56 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:08 am – 5:02 pm
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People7,059 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.02,817 householdsMedian household income $59,375Median home value $118,400Median rent $756 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $669 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 3,201 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, manufacturing 18%, retail 10%Average commute 22 minutes87% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 33°F56 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days78 days above 90°F, 48 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cane Creek Sp station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSteeds Lakelake · 1.6 miPatocca Lower Lakelake · 2.4 miDelta View Trailtrailhead · 4.5 miCane Creek Kayak Trailtrailhead · 4.7 miCane Creek State Parkvisitor center · 4.8 miGriffith Springsspring · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCane Creek State Parkstate park · 2.3 mi · 2,028 acresPool 3 (Ark. Rv) Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.5 mi · 1,930 acresJames T. Jordan Municipal Parkstate park · 21.3 miMccloy Parkstate park · 21.9 miMarks' Mills State Parkstate park · 25.9 miFelsenthal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.6 mi · 2,259 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Sep 197820 mi away, near Wilmar, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Sep 197820 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLincoln County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured101 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bolivar County, MS, 56 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterYorktown Water Associationserves 7,364 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation280 ft85 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson Regional Medical Center20.1 miPost officeStar City Post Officeunder a mileTown hallStar City Town Hallunder a milePoliceLincoln County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationStar City Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleStar City Middle Schoolunder a mileHighStar City High Schoolunder a mileElementaryJimmy Brown Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Delta Regional Airport GLH58 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM131 miInterstateI-53019 miUS highwayUS 425under a mileAmtrakUnion Station LRK62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71667 ZIP area.
