Willisville is a town in Nevada County, Arkansas, home to about 246 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 71864, and parts of 71858 are in Willisville too.
Mostly Willisville
Mostly Rosston; part is in Willisville
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)212 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX204 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX209 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Willisville; 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.
Willisville had 148 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 418th 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 (14 miles 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rosston, Bodcaw and Cale.
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.