Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:46 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:09 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 28°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days52 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paragould 1s station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksWalcot Lakelake · under a mileCrowley's Ridge Collegecollege · 5.1 miBig Creek Site One Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miThompson Lakelake · 4.6 miBig Creek Site 15 Reservoirreservoir · 5.0 miBettis Springspring · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrowley's Ridge State Parkstate park · under a mile · 284 acresLake Frierson State Parkstate park · 4.8 mi · 114 acresCenter Hill Parkpark · 6.4 miParagould Community Centerrecreation area · 7.9 miWilliam Brewer/scatter Creekstate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 4,004 acresCat Tail Marshstate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 78 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197633 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreene County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured69 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Crittenden County, AR, 62 mi away
Drinking waterWestern Greene County R W Dserves 7,095 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation340 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalArkansas Methodist Medical Center9.7 miPost officeWalcott Post Officeunder a milePoliceGreene County Sheriff's Office7.4 miFire stationWestern Greene County Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR15 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM79 miInterstateI-55524 miUS highwayUS 4121.9 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR16 miCoachJonesboro Jet Transfer StationGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72474 ZIP area.
