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ScrantonAR

A town of 220.

Population
220
residents
Median home value
$113K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
136
Balanced
Small town

220 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Scranton has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–52°
Spring49–72°
Summer69–91°
Fall50–74°
Nov 5
typical first frost
Mar 28
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Scranton

Most working residents leave Scranton for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Russellville (15%), Fort Smith (13%) and Paris (10%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Scranton6%
Russellville15%
Fort Smith13%
Paris10%
Clarksville8%
24 mi
median commute distance
136
jobs based in Scranton
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Scranton is

Scranton beats the Arkansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Arkansas
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
What stands outScrantonAR
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity11.1%14.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off8.1%10.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%8.2%
Johnson Regional Medical Center
8.9 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 →
Schools

Scranton’s public schools outperform 59% of Arkansas districts

The public schools Scranton’s kids attend outperform 59% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Scranton Elementary SchoolK–6237B−
Scranton High School7–12212B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state testsAll 2 schools →

About Scranton

City in Arkansas, United States

Scranton is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scranton had a population of 245. It was named after Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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

Population
245
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
873 ft
ZIP code
72863
Area code
479

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