2012 · Dinosaur statue · Library of Congress
Mountainburg’s story
Mountainburg in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
- 2012Dinosaur statue
MountainburgAR
A town of 566.
Population
566
−16.3% since 2010
Typical home
$226K
+7.6% in a year
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
44.6
years
Jobs based here
151
Balanced
Small town
566 people, and everyone knows the way
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Weather
Forecast →75°
Cloudy
H 75° · L 62°
Local news
All →- Adalyn MooreSports Illustrated · Sep 18
- Emily Henson - Mountainburg Dragons Girls Basketball (Mountainburg, AR)Sports Illustrated · Sep 2
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mountainburg. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Mountainburg has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter30–51°
Spring47–70°
Summer67–89°
Fall49–72°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Mountainburg
Most working residents leave Mountainburg for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Smith (25%), Van Buren (13%) and Alma (11%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
3%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mountainburg3%
Fort Smith25%
Van Buren13%
Alma11%
Fayetteville5%
23 mi
median commute distance
151
jobs based in Mountainburg
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools
Mountainburg’s public schools outperform 40% of Arkansas districts
The public schools Mountainburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
C+School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainburg Elementary School | PK–5 | 338 | A− |
| Mountainburg Middle School Brain Academy | 6–8 | 132 | C |
| Mountainburg High School | 9–12 | 185 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Safety
Crime reported in Mountainburg
4 crimes were reported in Mountainburg in 2025: 3 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Mountainburg is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
1
violent crimes reported in 2025
3
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health
How healthy Mountainburg is
Mountainburg beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
32 measures vs. Arkansas
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Mountainburg | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.1% | 18.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 47.6% | 54.7% |
Baptist Health - Van Buren
17.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing
A typical Mountainburg home is worth about $226K
The typical Mountainburg home is worth about $226,000, up 7.6% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.
$226KZillow home value
Typical home value
Mountainburg$226K
Arkansas$227K
+7.6%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors
0% of Mountainburg is conserved land
0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 939 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mountainburg City Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Mountainburg
City in Arkansas, United States
Mountainburg is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Mountainburg had a population of 528. Mountainburg was laid out in 1883 when the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway was extended to that point.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 528
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
- ZIP code
- 72946
- Area code
- 479
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