Gilbert is a town in Searcy County, Arkansas, home to about 16 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72636, and parts of 72675 are in Gilbert too.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)169 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Boone County Airport (HRO)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN168 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX317 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gilbert; 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.
Gilbert had 26 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 611th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Searcy County grew from 11,988 residents in 1900 to 7,828 in 2020.
Searcy County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gilbert, AR weather station (2 miles away).
1,389 jobs at 117 businesses in Searcy County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with St. Joe and Pindall.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.