Mount HollyAR
Today 18 people live in this town, first settled in 1853.
Is Mount Holly a good place to live?
Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Mount Holly. Mount Holly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Holly.
Mount Holly has mild winters and hot summers
The midsummer high for Mount Holly comes to 93°F, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 92°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Mount Holly, mostly inland flooding
Mount Holly’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 37 of 100. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Mount Holly than in most of Arkansas or the rest of the country
Mount Holly: nearly four in five adults had a checkup this year, above Arkansas’ towns (78%) and close to U.S. towns (79%). The share of adults in Mount Holly who say their health is fair or poor: 35%. Against the Arkansas average, Mount Holly comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17. Only 4 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Mount Holly.
| Mount Holly | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 25% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mount Holly | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mount Holly
Moving to Mount Holly: who provides what
Mount Holly is unincorporated, so Union 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mount Holly; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mount Holly residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Mount Holly
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Mount Holly is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Mount Holly is located at the junction of Arkansas highways 57 and 160, 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of El Dorado. Mount Holly has a post office with ZIP code 71758. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 123.
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- Elevation
- 262 ft
- ZIP code
- 71758
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