Houston is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, home to about 299 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72070.
Homes sold for a median of $128 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 Houston. 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)153 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN154 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX280 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Houston; 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.
Houston had 143 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 388th 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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°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, Morrilton, AR weather station (9 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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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.