Local servicesPost officeMyrtle Post Office1.5 miFire stationMyrtle Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR60 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM126 miUS highwayUS 1607.9 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF51 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65778 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:47 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:13 am – 4:53 pm
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People432 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.1203 householdsMedian home value $143,400Median rent $643 a month49% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $399 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting13.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 170 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 13%, retail 11%Average commute 24 minutes83% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days48 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alton station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsMyrtle Accessstate recreation area · 5.4 miMark Twain Purchase Unitnational forest · 9.9 mi · 910 acresFourche Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 3,778 acresMammoth Spring State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 61 acresMartin (George And Vida) Accessstate recreation area · 13.6 miThayer (Warm Fork Park)state park · 15.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 18 Nov 202148 mi away, near Williamsville, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Nov 202241 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOregon County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 202576 of 122 days measured46 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, AR, 65 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOregon County Pwsd 2serves 120 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2025: disinfection by-products, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation668 ft204 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
