Natural Steps is a community in Pulaski County, Arkansas, home to about 683 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72135.
Homes sold for a median of $221 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population683247 per sq mi
Median home value$610,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$221Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Natural Steps. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Natural Steps
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)144 miles away
Closer regional airport
Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Memphis, TN145 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX283 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Natural Steps; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Natural Steps
U.S. Representative · Arkansas’s 2nd DistrictJ. French Hill (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Natural Steps had 413 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2010.
It’s the 259th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Pulaski County grew from 63,179 residents in 1900 to 399,125 in 2020.
Pulaski County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 55.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marche, AR weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Pulaski County
235,849 jobs at 12,185 businesses in Pulaski County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Natural Steps.
Nearest hospitals
Arkansas Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · No Little Rock11.1 miles
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Little Rock12.2 miles
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Conway13.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
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.
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