Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:56 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:12 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F50 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days76 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Little Rock Ap Adams Fld station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsGillampark · 1.1 mi · 535 acresLittle Rock National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.7 miGranite Heightspark · 1.6 miLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.8 miTerry Pool (Ark. Rv) Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.2 mi · 484 acresLorance Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 294 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 28 Feb 201141 mi away, near Greenbrier, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 19 Aug 201239 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPulaski County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality31% of days had good air in 2025114 of 365 days measured247 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 55, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pulaski County monitors, AR
Drinking waterCentral Arkansas Waterserves 368,455 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation265 ft81 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalArkansas Childrens Hospital Goisano Campus4.9 miPost officeSweet Home Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWrightsville City Hall4.1 miPolicePulaski County Sheriff's Office South Center District4.6 miFire stationSweet Home Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleMills Middle School1.2 miHighMills University Studies High School1.4 miElementaryCollege Station Elementary School1.7 miCollegePhilander Smith College4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT3.0 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM131 miInterstateI-5301.7 miUS highwayUS 651.7 miAmtrakUnion Station LRK5.1 miLight rail2nd@Rock StsRock Region METRO4.4 miCoachBryant-Little Rock Gassy'sGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72164 ZIP area.
