Reader is a community in Ouachita County, Arkansas, home to about 43 people across 2.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 71726 and 71857.
Homes sold for a median of $77 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Chidester; part is in Reader
Mostly Prescott; part is in Reader
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Reader. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)201 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN203 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX220 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Reader; 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.
Reader had 40 residents in the 2020 census, down 51% since 2000.
It’s the 582nd largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Ouachita County grew from 20,892 residents in 1900 to 22,650 in 2020.
Ouachita 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 (18 miles away).
7,973 jobs at 465 businesses in Ouachita 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 Reader’s ZIP codes.
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 (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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 | 16.3 mi |
| Prescott Junior High SchoolPrescott | 5–8 | 242 | Public | 16.4 mi |
| Prescott High SchoolPrescott | 9–12 | 296 | Public | 16.4 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 Prescott, Chidester and Bluff City.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.