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Country around Hamburg is a rural area of about 6,563 people in Ashley County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Monroe, LA and 167 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $642 a month.
6,563people
$90kTypical home
$642/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,563 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Memphis, TN
- 51 mi to Monroe, LA
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $642/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,378 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GLH airport
- 163 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashley County: R+48 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk