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Jones Mills
Arkansas›Hot Spring County

Jones MillsAR

A town of 230.

Cabin No. 1 · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Jones Mills

Jones Mills, AR · Cabin No. 1 · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Jones Mills a good place to live?

No town among the 124 in Arkansas we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Jones Mills. Couchwood Historic District and Remmel Dam is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jones Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Jones Mills stand out

Where Jones Mills beats most towns.

Small town

230 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Nearby attractions

Hot Springs National Park and 8 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jones Mills. Close and well known come first.

All 21 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Hot Springs National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garvan Woodland Gardens: Nngowen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Jones Mills: who provides what

Jones Mills is unincorporated, so Hot Spring County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterKimzey Regional Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHot Spring CountyHot Spring County provides services here
SchoolsMagnet Cove 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 hereHot Spring County ClerkHot Spring County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2015
ZIP code7210472104 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 Jones Mills.

Work & commute

With 1.8 jobs for every working resident, Jones Mills draws in 309 commuters

Most working residents leave Jones Mills for work: only 3% work in town. 7.8% of Jones Mills residents live below the poverty line, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Jones Mills has lost 247 jobs, to 314 in 2023.

3%work in town
Jones MillsArkansas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town2.9%22%8%
Below the poverty line7.8%18%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Jones Mills3%
Hot Springs21%
Little Rock14%
Malvern10%
Benton5%
12 mi
median commute distance
314
jobs based in Jones Mills
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Jones Mills

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Jones Mills, expect mild winters and hot summers

Jones Mills has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. At 93°F, Jones Mills’ July high is against 92°F in Arkansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–54°
Spring50–74°
Summer69–91°
Fall51–75°
Nov 13
typical first frost
Mar 19
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Jones Mills is

Jones Mills beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Jones Mills.

Jones MillsArkansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%41%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)32%34%25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%15%16%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)24%25%19%
32 measures vs. Arkansas
2 better28 too close to call2 worse
What stands outJones MillsAR
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity11.3%14.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off8.6%10.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%8.2%
National Park Medical Center
8.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Jones Mills

15pages on Jones Mills
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Jones Mills

A job hub

Every workday, about 309 people come to Jones Mills for work

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

21% → Hot Springs Hot Springs 21% 14% → Little Rock Little Rock 14% 10% → Malvern Malvern 10% 5% → Benton Benton 5% 3% → Bryant Bryant 3% 3% → North Little Rock North Little Rock 3% Jones Mills · 3% stay
314jobs based in Jones Mills
3%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Jones Mills

Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States

Jones Mill (also known as Jones Mills) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 411. Jones Mill is located along U.S. Route 270 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Malvern. Jones Mill has a post office with ZIP code 72105.

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

Elevation
312 ft

Questions about Jones Mills

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Jones Mills, AR a good place to live?

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