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A city of 2,596 people in Arkansas
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Conserved land1.9%74 of 3,929 acres
Trails0.9 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves229 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Brinkley

City in Arkansas, United States
1852Established
2,700Population
5.9 sq miArea
210 ftElevation

Brinkley is the most populous city in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,700, down from 3,188 in 2010. Located within the Arkansas Delta, Brinkley was founded as a railroad town in 1872. The city has historically been a transportation and agricultural center in the region, more recently developing a reputation for outdoors recreation and the ivory-billed woodpecker. Birding has become important to the city and region following the purported discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in 2004, a species thought to be extinct 60 years earlier. Located halfway between Little Rock and Memphis, the city has used the slogan "We'll Meet You Half-Way" i…

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ZIP code72021
Area code870
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Safety in Brinkley

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Safety Grade D-

Brinkley reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Brinkley 8.4
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Brinkley 29.6
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Brinkley

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3better than AR·18worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City · 25.5 mi · ER
Arcare-70Brinkley · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Brinkley · CMS · HRSAHealth in Brinkley →

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School Grade D

The public schools Brinkley’s kids attend trail 95% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools2

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