Town guide

Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas

Tumbling Shoals is a community in Cleburne County, Arkansas, home to about 689 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 72546 and 72581.

Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population68968 per sq mi
Median home value$120,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$155Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Tumbling Shoals

2 ZIP codes

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Around Tumbling Shoals

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)118 miles away
Closer regional airportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)58 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Memphis, TN117 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX334 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Tumbling Shoals; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Tumbling Shoals

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

Tumbling Shoals had 902 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2010.

It’s the 258th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.

Cleburne County grew from 9,628 residents in 1900 to 24,711 in 2020.

Tumbling Shoals population by census2010: 978, 2020: 90297820109022020

Cleburne County, 1900–2020

Cleburne County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,628, 1910: 11,903, 1920: 12,696, 1930: 11,373, 1940: 13,134, 1950: 11,487, 1960: 9,059, 1970: 10,349, 1980: 16,909, 1990: 19,411, 2000: 24,046, 2010: 25,970, 2020: 24,71110K’00’1013K’20’3013K’40’509K’60’7017K’80’9024K’00’1025K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 53.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Tumbling ShoalsJan: high 48°F, low 28°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 31°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 5.4 in; May: high 79°F, low 57°F, 5.7 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 66°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 70°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 68°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 61°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 49°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 39°F, 5.1 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 31°F, 4.9 in48°28°Jan3.854°31°Feb3.862°39°Mar4.972°47°Apr5.479°57°May5.787°66°Jun3.791°70°Jul4.491°68°Aug3.884°61°Sep3.773°49°Oct4.261°39°Nov5.151°31°Dec4.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greers Ferry Dam, AR weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Cleburne County

5,836 jobs at 601 businesses in Cleburne County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cleburne CountyManufacturing: 1,533 jobs; Retail trade: 1,205 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 927 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 797 jobs; Construction: 287 jobs; Other services: 269 jobs; Finance and insurance: 225 jobs; Wholesale trade: 118 jobsManufacturing 26% Retail trade 21% Hotels and restaurants 16% Health care and social assistance 14% Construction 5% Other services 5% Finance and insurance 4% Wholesale trade 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tumbling Shoals’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Heber Springs4.7 miles
  • Stone County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Mountain View22.2 miles
  • White River Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Batesville24.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

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 Tumbling Shoals

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter4.5 mi

Libraries

  • Cleburne County Library5.5 mi

Museums

  • William Carl Garner Visitor Center2.4 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

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