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Country around Stamps is a rural area of about 1,847 people in Lafayette County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Texarkana, TX and 193 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $768 a month.
1,847people
$70kTypical home
$768/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,847 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Dallas, TX
- 36 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$442/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (701 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TXK airport
- 197 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 282 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+38 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