Buckner is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, home to about 284 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71827.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)200 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX192 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX196 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Buckner; 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.
Buckner had 165 residents in the 2020 census, down 58% since 2000.
It’s the 400th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Lafayette County grew from 10,594 residents in 1900 to 6,308 in 2020.
Lafayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 53 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lewisville, AR weather station (7 miles away).
630 jobs at 99 businesses in Lafayette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Buckner.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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