El Paso is a community in White County, Arkansas, home to about 470 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72045.
Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside El Paso. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)120 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX312 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of El Paso; 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.
It’s the 309th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
White County grew from 24,864 residents in 1900 to 76,822 in 2020.
White County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cabot, AR weather station (10 miles away).
23,543 jobs at 1,637 businesses in White County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in El Paso.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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