Fountain Lake is a town in Garland County, Arkansas, home to about 548 people across 4.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71901.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Hot Springs; part is in Fountain Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fountain Lake. 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)173 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Memorial Field Airport (HOT)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN174 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX249 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fountain Lake; 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.
Fountain Lake had 475 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 284th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Garland County grew from 18,773 residents in 1900 to 100,180 in 2020.
Garland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 57.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hot Springs 1 Nne, AR weather station (5 miles away).
35,325 jobs at 2,953 businesses in Garland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
390 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fountain Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 27 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 46 |
| Dentists | 23 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 61 |
| Mental health providers | 149 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 68 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 14 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Cutter Morning Star School District, Fountain Lake School District, LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland). Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutter-Morning Star Elementary SchoolHot Springs | Pre-K–6 | 357 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Fountain Lake ElementaryHot Springs | Pre-K–4 | 491 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Lakeside Primary SchoolHot Springs | Pre-K–1 | 583 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Lakeside Intermediate SchoolHot Springs | 2–4 | 721 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Fountain Lake Middle SchoolHot Springs | 5–8 | 389 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Lakeside Middle SchoolHot Springs | 5–6 | 546 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Cutter-Morning Star High SchoolHot Springs | 7–12 | 331 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Lakeside Junior High SchoolHot Springs | 7–8 | 581 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Lakeside High SchoolHot Springs | 8–12 | 1,107 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Fountain Lake Charter High SchoolHot Springs | 9–12 | 368 | Charter | 3.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Beginning Christian AcademyHot Springs | Pre-K–10 | 20 | Pentecostal | 2.5 mi |
| St Johns Catholic SchoolHot Springs | Pre-K–8 | 93 | Roman Catholic | 6.1 mi |
| St Luke' S Episcopal Day SchoolHot Springs | Pre-K–K | 8 | Episcopal | 5.5 mi |
| Lighthouse Christian SchoolHot Springs | K–9 | 11 | Baptist | 4.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hot Springs.
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