Town guide

Blue Mountain, Arkansas

Blue Mountain is a town in Logan County, Arkansas, home to about 139 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72826, and parts of 72943 are in Blue Mountain too.

Population139130 per sq mi
Median home value$74,300Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Blue Mountain

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Blue Mountain, AR72826Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

All in Blue Mountain

Magazine, AR72943 —/sq ft

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Around Blue Mountain

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)137 miles away
Closer regional airportFort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK136 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX236 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Blue Mountain; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Blue Mountain

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

Blue Mountain had 88 residents in the 2020 census, down 33% since 2000.

It’s the 491st largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.

Logan County grew from 20,563 residents in 1900 to 21,131 in 2020.

Blue Mountain population by census2000: 132, 2010: 124, 2020: 8813220001242010882020

Logan County, 1900–2020

Logan County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,563, 1910: 26,350, 1920: 25,866, 1930: 24,110, 1940: 25,967, 1950: 20,260, 1960: 15,957, 1970: 16,789, 1980: 20,144, 1990: 20,557, 2000: 22,486, 2010: 22,353, 2020: 21,13121K’00’1026K’20’3026K’40’5016K’60’7020K’80’9022K’00’1021K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 51.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Blue MountainJan: high 50°F, low 28°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 31°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 39°F, 4.8 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 47°F, 5 in; May: high 80°F, low 58°F, 5.8 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 70°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 68°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 50°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 38°F, 4.6 in; Dec: high 52°F, low 31°F, 4.4 in50°28°Jan3.855°31°Feb3.264°39°Mar4.873°47°Apr5.080°58°May5.887°66°Jun4.292°70°Jul3.692°68°Aug3.585°61°Sep4.475°50°Oct4.462°38°Nov4.652°31°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Booneville 3 Sse, AR weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Logan County

3,856 jobs at 360 businesses in Logan County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Logan CountyManufacturing: 1,074 jobs; Retail trade: 807 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 580 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 318 jobs; Other services: 227 jobs; Construction: 173 jobs; Finance and insurance: 140 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 128 jobsManufacturing 28% Retail trade 21% Health care and social assistance 15% Hotels and restaurants 8% Other services 6% Construction 5% Finance and insurance 4% Mining, oil and gas 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital BoonevilleCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Booneville8.0 miles
  • Mercy Hospital ParisCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Paris10.0 miles
  • Mercy Hospital OzarkCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ozark22.8 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Blue Mountain

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Hank Stanley Park · 2 acres0.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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