Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:47 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:14 am – 4:54 pm
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People4,425 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.11,567 householdsMedian household income $42,470Median home value $100,500Median rent $633 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $598 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 1,444 employedMain industries: retail 22%, education and health care 21%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 21 minutes77% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days49 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mammoth Spring station, 6 mi away; snow from Alton
Parks and public landsMartin (George And Vida) Accessstate recreation area · 3.1 miThayer (Warm Fork Park)state park · 4.5 miMammoth Spring State Parkstate park · 5.8 mi · 61 acresWarm Fork Conservation Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 162 acresCover (Dan And Maureen) Memorial Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 294 acresGrand Gulf State Parkstate park · 8.3 mi · 263 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 22 Aug 200023 mi away, near Maynard, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Nov 202244 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, 70 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterThayer PWSserves 2,200 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation685 ft209 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFulton County Hospital22.1 miPost officeThayer Post Office4.4 miTown hallThayer City Hall4.4 miPoliceThayer Police Department4.4 miFire stationThayer Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR70 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM136 miUS highwayUS 633.5 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65791 ZIP area.
