Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:04 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:15 am – 5:10 pm
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People639 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.0268 householdsMedian household income $52,982Median home value $55,900Median rent $848 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 203 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, manufacturing 32%, farming, forestry and mining 16%Average commute 27 minutes98% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F56 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days70 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hope 3 Ne station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksPorter Lakelake · 4.8 miH and P Lakelake · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRick Evans/grandview Prairiestate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 4,907 acresOld Washington Historic State Parkstate historic site · 2.5 miHope Uplandstate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 2,113 acresOzanstate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 578 acresNacatoch Ravines Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 636 acresPresident William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 15 Feb 197442 mi away, near Gurdon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Aug 200147 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHempstead County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025351 of 363 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clark County, AR, 37 mi away
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHope Water Light Commserves 11,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation428 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center12.3 miPost officeWashington Post Office2.7 miPoliceArkansas State Police Highway Patrol Troop G9.6 miFire stationWashington Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Arkansas Hope Campus12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTexarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) TXK27 miInterstateI-309.6 miUS highwayUS 2782.1 miAmtrakHope, AR HOP11 miCoachLockesburgJefferson Lines28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71862 ZIP area.
