Lafe is a town in Greene County, Arkansas, home to about 478 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72436, and parts of 72443 are in Lafe too.
Mostly Lafe
Mostly Marmaduke; part is in Lafe
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)85 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL415 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lafe; 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.
Lafe had 418 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 307th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Greene County grew from 16,979 residents in 1900 to 45,736 in 2020.
Greene 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 28°F. About 51.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paragould 1s, AR weather station (13 miles away).
14,019 jobs at 842 businesses in Greene 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.
Pharmacies
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Marmaduke.
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