Mount Ida is a city in Montgomery County, Arkansas, home to about 1,376 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71957.
Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Ida. 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)172 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Memorial Field Airport (HOT)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK170 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX220 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Ida; 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.
Mount Ida had 996 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 180th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Montgomery County grew from 9,444 residents in 1900 to 8,484 in 2020.
Montgomery 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 31°F. About 55.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mount Ida Asos, AR weather station (about a mile away).
934 jobs at 134 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
16 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Ida.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Mount Ida School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Barrett Elementary SchoolMount Ida | K–6 | 218 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Ida High SchoolMount Ida | 7–12 | 202 | Public | 3.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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