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Country around Hickory Plains is a rural area of about 259 people in Lonoke County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Little Rock, AR and 99 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
259people
$157kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
250Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 259 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (416 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,273 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LIT airport
- 99 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 329 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 253 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lonoke County: R+54 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.