Plainview is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, home to about 550 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72857, and parts of 72853 are in Plainview too.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Plainview
Mostly Ola; part is in Plainview
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Plainview. 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)168 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Memorial Field Airport (HOT)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK166 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX249 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Plainview; 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.
Plainview had 467 residents in the 2020 census, down 38% since 2000.
It’s the 283rd largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Yell County grew from 22,750 residents in 1900 to 20,263 in 2020.
Yell County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 54.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nimrod Dam, AR weather station (8 miles away).
4,950 jobs at 323 businesses in Yell 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 Plainview.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
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