Lakeview is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, home to about 851 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72642.
Homes sold for a median of $138 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 Lakeview. 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)171 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Boone County Airport (HRO)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN169 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX345 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lakeview; 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.
Lakeview had 775 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 233rd largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Baxter County grew from 9,298 residents in 1900 to 41,627 in 2020.
Baxter 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 41.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mountain Home Baxter Ap, AR weather station (4 miles away).
14,397 jobs at 1,125 businesses in Baxter County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lakeview.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
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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