Local servicesPost officeBethel Post Office1.9 miFire stationBethel Volunteer Fire Fighters Association1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM74 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL141 miUS highwayUS 259 Scn2.4 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 74724 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:07 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:21 am – 5:13 pm
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People111 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.344 householdsMedian household income $59,500Median home value $110,20084% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $395 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 27°F58 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days48 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Battiest station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksWest Fork Glover Riverriver · 4.7 miEast Fork Glover Riverriver · 4.7 miWhite Rock Mountainpeak · 6.3 miSecond Mountainpeak · 6.7 miBrigham Young Springsspring · 8.4 miBurks Springsspring · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOuachita National Forestnational forest · 2.5 mi · 353,441 acresBroken Bow Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 4,817 acresHochatown State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 3,325 acresBeavers Bend State Resort Parkstate park · 16.5 mi · 1,870 acresLittle River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.3 mi · 14,236 acresClayton Lake State Parkstate park · 28.7 mi · 151 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197743 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 200522 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, 37 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% 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
Elevation792 ft241 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
