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Lonoke

A city of 4,267 people in Arkansas
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Map of Lonoke: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.3%40 of 3,120 acres
Trails0.5 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves39 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Applicants for Red Cross food orders while away the time in singing, instead of standing in line. The scene is at Lonok…1930
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Applicants for Red Cross food orders while away the time in singing, instead of standing in line. The scene is at Lonok…, 1930

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About Lonoke

City in Arkansas, United States
1872Established
4,276Population
4.9 sq miArea
240 ftElevation

Lonoke () is the third most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as its county seat. As of the 2020 census, Lonoke had a population of 4,276. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code72086
Area code501
Living in Lonoke

Housing in Lonoke

$205K▲ 5.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lonoke home is worth about $205,000, up 5.4% in a year, 10% below the Arkansas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market63
Sale-to-list94.7%
Sold in May5
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Safety in Lonoke

D

Safety Grade D

Lonoke reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lonoke 2.1
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lonoke 17.5
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Lonoke

C−

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 43% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Arkansas

1better than AR

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 31 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville · 13.6 mi · ER
Arcare - 125Lonoke · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Lonoke · CMS · HRSAHealth in Lonoke →

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Lonoke’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictLONOKE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.

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