Expected losses in Gilmore break down as 33% from earthquakes and 26% from drought. On expected storm and flood damage, Gilmore sits above four fifths of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2000.

80risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesDroughtInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Gilmore Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Gilmore

Gilmore: just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line, against 18% in Arkansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The typical journey to work here is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Memphis (25%), West Memphis (14%) and Marion (8%). The median commute is under 27 miles.

0%work in town

	Gilmore	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	28 minutes	21 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	12%	18%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Gilmore0%

Memphis25%

West Memphis14%

Marion8%

Jonesboro8%

27 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Gilmore

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here0 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Gilmore Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Gilmore

The town’s typical July afternoon high is 91°F, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 92°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–51°

Spring51–72°

Summer70–90°

Fall52–73°

Nov 10

typical first frost

Mar 19

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 32°Rain & snow2″ of snow a winter · 54 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Gilmore feel lonely than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town

For adults in Gilmore, the share who have high blood pressure is 49%. Only 5 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Gilmore. Of 32 CDC measures, Gilmore beats the Arkansas average on 1 and trails it on 13.

	Gilmore	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	49%	41%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	40%	35%	33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	17%	13%	12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	39%	34%	25%

32 measures vs. Arkansas

1 better18 too close to call13 worse

What stands out	Gilmore	AR
Fewer adults who have had cancer	7%	8.2%
More adults facing food insecurity	26.6%	18.5%

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden

18.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby18.3 miles to an ER · Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden How adults are doingMore adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than AR on 1 of 32

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

Outdoors

0% of Gilmore is conserved land

8.1 miles of trail. For Gilmore, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 8,621 acres

8.1 mi

of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

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Trail map8.1 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Gilmore?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gilmore

16pages on Gilmore

The big questions

HealthBetter than AR on 1 of 32 CDC measures Work & commute$40K median household income Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

Outdoors8 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions30 nearby · SS Sultana 19 mi LibraryGilmore Branch Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1883 · 1 on the National Register Town Hall & politicsClimate91° summer highs · 2″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 72339 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Gilmore; the nearest are

Arkansas State University Mid-SouthCommunity college · Public · West Memphis19 mi$3,216 in-state tuition The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUniversity or college · Public · Memphis, TN24.1 mi

About 12 of every 100 Gilmore residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Gilmore for work

Where Gilmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

0jobs based in Gilmore

0%of working residents work in town

27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Gilmore

City in Arkansas, United States

Gilmore is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 176.

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Area: 13 sq mi
Elevation: 226 ft
ZIP code: 72339
Area code: 870

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Top of a very high hazard risk in Gilmore: earthquakes