Mountain Pine is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Mountain Pine had a population of 585. It is located immediately southeast of Lake Ouachita below the Blakely Mountain Dam. The city consists of five defined neighborhoods: Pinewood (north), South Mountain Pine, a business district (including City Hall, a bank, a post office and a store), Cozy Acres (southwest) and the Mountain View/Timberland area. Mountain Pine was founded as a company town in the late 1920s by Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, which operated a vast lumber mill on the town's east side. The mill was closed in 2006 by then-own…

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Town numbers

ZIP code71956

Area code501

Living in Mountain Pine

Housing in Mountain Pine

$127K▼ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mountain Pine home is worth about $127,000, down 1.5% in a year, 44% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Work & commute in Mountain Pine

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Most working residents leave Mountain Pine for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Hot Springs (31%), Little Rock (13%) and Piney (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Hot Springs

31%

Little Rock

13%

Piney

North Little Rock

1%Work in townlive and work in Mountain Pine 10 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 115Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Mountain Pine

Compared with Arkansas

13worse than AR

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▼ 6 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care all close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.2%More adults who have had a strokeAR 4% · worse 10.9%More adults with COPDAR 8.6% · worse 23.2%More adults facing food insecurityAR 18.5% · worse

Care nearby

Levi HospitalHot Springs · 7.6 mi · ER

Healthy Connections - Hot Springs Central/McauleyHot Springs National Park · 8.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Mountain Pine · CMS · HRSAHealth in Mountain Pine →

Natural hazards in Mountain Pine

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🌡️ Heat waves

4Does Mountain Pine flood?paid flood claims since 2015 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Mountain Pine

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Mountain Pine →

Climate in Mountain Pine

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Mountain Pine has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

54° / 32°Winter

73° / 49°Spring

91° / 68°Summer

74° / 50°Fall

How much snow does Mountain Pine get?About 1 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 4, with the last in spring around Apr 3.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Mountain Pine

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School Grade C-

The public schools Mountain Pine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictMOUNTAIN PINE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools2

Mountain Pine Elementary School CElementary · Grades PK–6 · 320 students Mountain Pine High School C-High · Grades 7–12 · 285 students

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.