Fourche is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, home to about 20 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72016.
Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Fourche, part in Bigelow
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fourche. 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)150 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX281 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fourche; 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.
Fourche had 56 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 603rd largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Perry County grew from 7,294 residents in 1900 to 10,019 in 2020.
Perry 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 27°F. About 51.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Conway, AR weather station (11 miles away).
678 jobs at 115 businesses in Perry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fourche.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by East End School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Watson Elementary SchoolBigelow | Pre-K–6 | 357 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Bigelow High SchoolBigelow | 7–12 | 317 | Public | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bigelow.
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