Havana is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, home to about 343 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72842.
Homes sold for a median of $73 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Havana. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tulsa International Airport (TUL)150 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK148 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX241 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Havana; 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.
Havana had 239 residents in the 2020 census, down 39% since 2000.
It’s the 364th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Yell County grew from 22,750 residents in 1900 to 20,263 in 2020.
Yell 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 28°F. About 49.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blue Mtn Dam, AR weather station (4 miles away).
4,950 jobs at 323 businesses in Yell 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 Havana.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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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