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Arkansas›Mississippi County

BirdsongAR

A town of 28, settled in 1917.

Is Birdsong a good place to live?

49% of residents live below the poverty line in Birdsong, above both Arkansas’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 123 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a lower typical rent than Birdsong. Birdsong has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

28 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Birdsong: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Birdsong, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBirdsong Whitton Water AssocNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Birdsong’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRivercrest School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMississippi County ClerkMississippi County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2021
ZIP code7238672386 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Birdsong.

Natural hazards

Birdsong has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes

The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Birdsong comes to 77 of 100, against 66 of 100 in Arkansas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Expected losses in Birdsong break down as 31% from earthquakes and 29% from drought.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesDroughtInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Birdsong: mild winters and hot summers

The range runs from 31° on a January night to 91° on a July afternoon, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–51°
Spring51–72°
Summer70–90°
Fall52–73°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 23
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Birdsong is

Birdsong beats the Arkansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. Nearly a fifth of Birdsong adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults locally, 46% have high blood pressure and 38% get no exercise outside work.

BirdsongArkansas townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)46%41%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)38%34%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)29%25%19%
32 measures vs. Arkansas
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
What stands outBirdsongAR
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%76.9%
More adults with COPD12%8.6%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden
20.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Birdsong is conserved land

Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.1 miles. The concentration of trails in Birdsong is 0.5 miles per square mile. The town has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 129 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Birdsong City Park—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Birdsong

17pages on Birdsong
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Birdsong; the nearest are

About Birdsong

Town in Arkansas, United States

Birdsong is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 32 at the 2020 census, down from 41 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
220 ft

Questions about Birdsong

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Birdsong, AR a good place to live?

Birdsong has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.