Rudy is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, home to about 178 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72921 and 72952.
Homes sold for a median of $110 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Alma; part is in Rudy
Part is in Rudy, part in Cedarville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rudy. 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)104 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX237 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rudy; 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.
Rudy had 130 residents in the 2020 census, up 81% since 2000.
It’s the 458th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Crawford County grew from 21,270 residents in 1900 to 60,133 in 2020.
Crawford 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 26°F. About 53.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mountainburg 2 Ne, AR weather station (10 miles away).
15,230 jobs at 1,130 businesses in Crawford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
49 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rudy’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 7 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 21 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
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 Alma School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Primary SchoolAlma | Pre-K–2 | 704 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Alma Intermediate SchoolAlma | 3–5 | 685 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Alma Middle SchoolAlma | 6–8 | 722 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Alma High SchoolAlma | 9–12 | 981 | Public | 2.5 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 Alma, Kibler, Dyer and Cedarville.
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.