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Oakhaven
Arkansas›Hempstead County

OakhavenAR

A town of 63, settled in 1950.

Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Oakhaven

Oakhaven, AR · Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Oakhaven a good place to live?

Oakhaven’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, against 21 minutes in Arkansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Oakhaven. Southwestern Proving Ground Airport Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Oakhaven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

63 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District
Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District · National Register of Historic Places
Oakhaven’s story

76 years in pictures

Census counts: 81 in 1950, 65 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1951 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1950Oakhaven is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Oakhaven: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakhaven, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHope Water Light CommNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Oakhaven’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHope 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 hereHempstead County ClerkHempstead County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2015
ZIP code7180171801 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 Oakhaven.

Climate

Oakhaven has mild winters and hot summers

Oakhaven has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Oakhaven’s July high is 92°F, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 92°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–56°
Spring51–74°
Summer69–91°
Fall52–75°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+0.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Oakhaven, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingIce stormsTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Oakhaven is

Oakhaven beats the Arkansas average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 10% of adults have diabetes in Oakhaven.

OakhavenArkansas townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)10%13%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%15%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)34%41%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%34%25%
32 measures vs. Arkansas
12 better20 too close to call0 worse
What stands outOakhavenAR
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.1%18.6%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke2.8%4%
Southwest Regional Medical Center
5.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oakhaven

16pages on Oakhaven
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Oakhaven

About Oakhaven

Town in Arkansas, United States

Oakhaven is a town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oakhaven had a population of 65. It is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
361 ft
Area code
870

Questions about Oakhaven

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Oakhaven, AR a good place to live?

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