FoxAR
This town of 381 people was settled in 1905.
Is Fox a good place to live?
Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a lower typical July afternoon high than Fox. Fox’s mean commuting time is 17 minutes, against 21 minutes in Arkansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Wesley Copeland House and Jim Morris Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fox has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
381 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fox: who provides what
Fox is unincorporated, so Stone County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Fox.
The FEMA risk score in Fox is higher than in most of Arkansas or the rest of the country
Expected losses in Fox break down as 44% from inland flooding and 20% from ice storms. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fox after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Fox work out of town
In Fox, 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Mountain View (22%), Jonesboro (8%) and Little Rock (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Fox
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fox is
Fox: 20% of adults smoke cigarettes. Of 32 CDC measures, Fox beats the Arkansas average on 1 and trails it on 8. Among adults locally, 29% say their health is fair or poor and 37% get no exercise outside work. Only 10 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Fox.
| Fox | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fox | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 76.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Fox is conserved land
1.3 miles of trail. The trail density in Fox is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fox
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fox; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fox residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Fox for work
Where Fox’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fox
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Fox is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Stone County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 237. Fox is located along Arkansas Highway 263, 21 miles (34 km) west-southwest of Mountain View. Fox has a post office with ZIP code 72051.
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- Elevation
- 1,414 ft
- ZIP code
- 72051
Questions about Fox
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fox, AR a good place to live?
Fox has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.