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
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Around Prairie Creek
Distances
Nearest major airport
Tulsa International Airport (TUL)99 miles away
Closer regional airport
Northwest 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
U.S. Representative · Arkansas’s 3rd DistrictSteve Womack (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
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.
Benton 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 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.
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:
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
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Frank Tillery Elementary SchoolRogers
Pre-K–5
526
Public
0.6 mi
Grace Hill Elementary SchoolRogers
Pre-K–5
403
Public
1.6 mi
Joe Mathias Elementary SchoolRogers
Pre-K–5
478
Public
2.2 mi
Northside Elementary SchoolRogers
Pre-K–5
464
Public
0.6 mi
Reagan Elementary SchoolRogers
Pre-K–5
404
Public
3.3 mi
School for Advanced Studies-Nw ArkRogers
5–10
87
Charter
0.4 mi
Lingle Middle SchoolRogers
6–8
643
Public
1.1 mi
Oakdale Middle SchoolRogers
6–8
809
Public
1.5 mi
Arkansas Arts Academy High SchoolRogers
7–12
422
Charter
0.5 mi
Haas Hall Academy RogersRogers
7–12
230
Charter
3.9 mi
Rogers Heritage High SchoolRogers
9–12
2,008
Public
1.0 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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