Bassett is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, home to about 118 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72350.
Homes sold for a median of $110 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population118492 per sq mi
Median home value$55,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$110Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bassett. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Bassett
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Memphis, TN29 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX422 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bassett; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Bassett had 124 residents in the 2020 census, down 26% since 2000.
It’s the 513th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Mississippi County grew from 16,384 residents in 1900 to 40,685 in 2020.
Mississippi County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 52.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Keiser, AR weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Mississippi County
15,369 jobs at 737 businesses in Mississippi County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · West Memphis23.3 miles
St. Jude Childrens Research HospitalChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Memphis25.3 miles
Memphis Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Memphis25.8 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Bassett
Parks (1 nearby)
Joiner City Park · 6 acres0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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