Averitt House, 2016
Mount Pleasant’s story
112 years in pictures
Census counts: 346 in 1970, 353 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1942 on.
- 1914Mount Pleasant is settled
Mount PleasantAR
A town of 383, settled in 1914.
Population
383
2025 Census estimate · +5.8% since 2020
Median home value
$118K
Census ACS
Household income
$42K
median
Median age
51.7
years
Jobs based here
56
A commuter town
Is Mount Pleasant a good place to live?
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Pleasant, against 18% in Arkansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just one has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
383 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Mount Pleasant: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Pleasant, and how to reach them.
PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMt Pleasant WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mount Pleasant’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereIzard County ClerkIzard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2021
ZIP codes72561, 7255672561 97% · 72556 3%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 Mount Pleasant.
Natural hazards
Mount Pleasant stands out in Arkansas and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Federal aid has come to Mount Pleasant households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to ice storms. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.
95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingIce stormsTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
The average trip to work in Mount Pleasant is longer than in most of Arkansas or the rest of the country
Mount Pleasant’s middle household income comes in at $42,000. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Mount Pleasant added 53 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 56. The top destinations are Batesville (27%), Melbourne (14%) and Jonesboro (5%).
2%work in town
| Mount Pleasant | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Mount Pleasant2%
Batesville27%
Melbourne14%
Jonesboro5%
Guion4%
18 mi
median commute distance
56
jobs based in Mount Pleasant
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Mount Pleasant
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter29–49°
Spring47–69°
Summer66–88°
Fall48–71°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Mount Pleasant is
Mount Pleasant: 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Of 32 CDC measures, Mount Pleasant beats the Arkansas average on 4 and trails it on 5. Just over a third of adults in Mount Pleasant get no exercise outside work; 13% binge drink.
| Mount Pleasant | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Arkansas
4 better23 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 18.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.8% | 14.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.2% |
White River Medical Center
In Batesville · 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 Mount Pleasant
16pages on Mount Pleasant
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant
About 2 of every 100 Mount Pleasant residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Mount Pleasant for work
Where Mount Pleasant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
56jobs based in Mount Pleasant
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Mount Pleasant
Town in Arkansas, United States
Mount Pleasant is a town in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 353.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- ZIP code
- 72561
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Mount Pleasant
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mount Pleasant, AR a good place to live?
Mount Pleasant has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.