Town guide

Prairie Creek, Arkansas

Prairie Creek is a community in Benton County, Arkansas, home to about 2,493 people across 4.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72756.

Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population2,493570 per sq mi
Median home value$423,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$212Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking10%Latest 3 months

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1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Prairie Creek

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)99 miles away
Closer regional airportNorthwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK101 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX287 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Prairie Creek; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Prairie Creek

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

Prairie Creek had 2,217 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.

It’s the 128th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.

Benton County grew from 31,611 residents in 1900 to 284,333 in 2020.

Prairie Creek population by census2000: 1,849, 2010: 2,066, 2020: 2,2171,84920002,06620102,2172020

Benton County, 1900–2020

Benton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 31,611, 1910: 33,389, 1920: 36,253, 1930: 35,253, 1940: 36,148, 1950: 38,076, 1960: 36,272, 1970: 50,476, 1980: 78,115, 1990: 97,499, 2000: 153,406, 2010: 221,339, 2020: 284,33332K’00’1036K’20’3036K’40’5036K’60’7078K’80’90153K’00’10284K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 47.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Prairie CreekJan: high 46°F, low 24°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 27°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 36°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 44°F, 4.8 in; May: high 77°F, low 54°F, 6.3 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 63°F, 5.5 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 67°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 65°F, 2.7 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 57°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 46°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 27°F, 3.3 in46°24°Jan2.751°27°Feb2.760°36°Mar4.269°44°Apr4.877°54°May6.385°63°Jun5.589°67°Jul3.990°65°Aug2.782°57°Sep4.171°46°Oct3.459°36°Nov3.949°27°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bentonville 4 S, AR weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Benton County

140,001 jobs at 7,788 businesses in Benton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Benton CountyCompany headquarters: 23,959 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 15,815 jobs; Retail trade: 14,648 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,813 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 12,288 jobs; Manufacturing: 12,054 jobs; Professional services: 9,318 jobs; Wholesale trade: 9,135 jobsCompany headquarters 17% Transportation and warehousing 11% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Health care and social assistance 9% Manufacturing 9% Professional services 7% Wholesale trade 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

464 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prairie Creek.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Rogers4.2 miles
  • Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Springdale10.8 miles
  • Arkansas Children's Northwest, INCChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Springdale12.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors17
Specialist doctors17
Dentists43
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants30
Mental health providers193
Physical and occupational therapists134
Optometrists11
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies10

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.

Places in and around Prairie Creek

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Lake Atalanta Park · 247 acres0.8 mi
  • Veterans Park · 67 acres1.2 mi
  • Foerster Park · 28 acres0.5 mi
  • Northwest Park · 25 acres1.1 mi
  • Tower Park · 7 acres1.3 mi
  • Railyard Bike Park · 7 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Harps0.2 mi
  • Cook's Natural Food Market0.6 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market0.7 mi
  • La Villita Supermercado0.7 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Pharmacy Plus1.2 mi
  • Heartland Rx Pharmacy1.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.6 mi

Libraries

  • Rogers Public Library1.7 mi
  • Rogers Public Library1.7 mi
  • Pauline Whitaker Library3.5 mi
  • Thaden Library5.4 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Daisy Airgun Museum0.3 mi
  • Rogers Historical Museum0.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Rogers Experimental House0.2 mi
  • Arkansas Public Theater0.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.

Schools in Prairie Creek

Public schools here are run by Rogers School District, School for Advanced Studies-Northwest Arkansas, Arkansas Arts Academy and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Frank Tillery Elementary SchoolRogersPre-K–5526Public0.6 mi
Grace Hill Elementary SchoolRogersPre-K–5403Public1.6 mi
Joe Mathias Elementary SchoolRogersPre-K–5478Public2.2 mi
Northside Elementary SchoolRogersPre-K–5464Public0.6 mi
Reagan Elementary SchoolRogersPre-K–5404Public3.3 mi
School for Advanced Studies-Nw ArkRogers5–1087Charter0.4 mi
Lingle Middle SchoolRogers6–8643Public1.1 mi
Oakdale Middle SchoolRogers6–8809Public1.5 mi
Arkansas Arts Academy High SchoolRogers7–12422Charter0.5 mi
Haas Hall Academy RogersRogers7–12230Charter3.9 mi
Rogers Heritage High SchoolRogers9–122,008Public1.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Rogers, Little Flock and Avoca.

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