St. Francis is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, home to about 177 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72464, and parts of 72454 are in St. Francis too.
Homes sold for a median of $80 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)94 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN89 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL399 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Francis; 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.
St. Francis had 218 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 459th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Clay County grew from 15,886 residents in 1900 to 14,552 in 2020.
Clay 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 27°F. About 48.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Malden Muni Ap, MO weather station (18 miles away).
2,374 jobs at 278 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 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.
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