Local servicesHospitalMena Regional Health System23.0 miPost officeWatson Post Office1.8 miFire stationWatson Community Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM65 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL144 miUS highwayUS 2596.1 miAmtrakTexarkana, AR TXA75 miCoachMenaJefferson Lines23 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 74963 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:06 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:20 am – 5:12 pm
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People632 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.2217 householdsMedian household income $54,205Median home value $91,70087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $334 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 170 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 22%, education and health care 16%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 27 minutes78% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, other languages 7%, Tagalog 2%, Spanish 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 28°F57 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days48 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Smithville station, 6 mi away; rain from Cove
Parks and public landsOuachita National Forestnational forest · within reach · 353,441 acresBroken Bow Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 4,817 acresHochatown State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 3,325 acresBeavers Bend State Resort Parkstate park · 19.6 mi · 1,870 acresQueen Wihelmina State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 472 acresDequeen Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.4 mi · 7,432 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 197725 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 200539 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, 20 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% 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
Elevation919 ft280 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
