Prescott is a city in Nevada County, Arkansas, home to about 3,032 people across 6.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71857.
Homes sold for a median of $52 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Prescott; also Bluff City and Reader
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prescott. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)211 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX201 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX208 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prescott; 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.
Prescott had 3,101 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 109th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Nevada County grew from 16,609 residents in 1900 to 8,310 in 2020.
Nevada County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 56.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prescott 2 Nnw, AR weather station (about a mile away).
1,716 jobs at 114 businesses in Nevada County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
22 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prescott.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1873.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Prescott School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Elementary SchoolPrescott | Pre-K–4 | 363 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Prescott Junior High SchoolPrescott | 5–8 | 242 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Prescott High SchoolPrescott | 9–12 | 296 | Public | 0.9 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 Bluff City and Reader.
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