Vandervoort is a town in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Vandervoort had a population of 115. The place is named in honor of the mother of an important early-20th-century railway financier, Jan de Goeijen. Her maiden name was Van der Voort.

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Town numbers

ZIP code71972

Area code870

Living in Vandervoort

Health in Vandervoort

Compared with Arkansas

4better than AR·16worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

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

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.8%Fewer adults who have had cancerAR 8.2% · better 6.2%Fewer adults with heart diseaseAR 7.7% · better 22.8%More smokersAR 15.8% · worse

Care nearby

Mena Regional Health SystemMena · 16.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Healthy Connections, Inc. Mena Street ClinicMena · 15.7 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 Vandervoort · CMS · HRSAHealth in Vandervoort →

Natural hazards in Vandervoort

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🧊 Ice storms

0Does Vandervoort flood?no paid flood claims on record 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Vandervoort

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Vandervoort →

Climate in Vandervoort

Full climate →

Vandervoort has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

53° / 32°Winter

71° / 48°Spring

89° / 66°Summer

73° / 49°Fall

How much snow does Vandervoort get?About 2 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 1, with the last in spring around Apr 5.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.7° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Vandervoort →

Schools in Vandervoort

All Vandervoort schools →

School Grade B

The public schools Vandervoort’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictCOSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools1

Cossatot River Primary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 170 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.