Jerusalem is a community in Van Buren County, Arkansas, home to about 57 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72080.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)165 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Boone County Airport (HRO)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN164 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX296 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Jerusalem; 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.
It’s the 568th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Van Buren County grew from 11,220 residents in 1900 to 15,796 in 2020.
Van Buren County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 57.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dennard 10 Wsw, AR weather station (13 miles away).
3,279 jobs at 319 businesses in Van Buren 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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