Local servicesHospitalChoctaw Memorial Hospital21.6 miPost officeRufe Post Officeunder a mileTown hallValliant City Hall8.5 miPoliceValliant Police Department8.5 miFire stationRufe Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTexarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) TXK81 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL132 miUS highwayUS 707.3 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 74755 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:09 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:22 am – 5:15 pm
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People177 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.650 householdsMedian household income $58,654Median home value $101,00082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 29°F55 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days80 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Idabel station, 22 mi away
Parks and public landsPine Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 8,670 acresRaymond Gary State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 71 acresHugo Lake State Parkstate park · 13.8 mi · 9,337 acresHochatown State Parkstate park · 22.9 mi · 3,325 acresOuachita National Forestnational forest · 24.6 mi · 353,441 acresBeavers Bend State Resort Parkstate park · 24.9 mi · 1,870 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 20055 mi away, near Swink, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 20055 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcCurtain County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025234 of 302 days measured67 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Polk County, AR, 58 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterIdabel Pwaserves 6,952 people from surface water60 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation488 ft149 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
