PaynewayAR
A town of 133 in Arkansas.
Is Payneway a good place to live?
Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 6 have a higher midpoint age than Payneway. Payneway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
133 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Payneway: who provides what
Payneway is unincorporated, so Poinsett 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Payneway.
Very high risk in Payneway, with earthquakes at the top
Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Payneway is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 38% come from earthquakes and 17% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Payneway’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Payneway, 24% live below the poverty line, above both the Arkansas town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The town had 83 jobs in 2023, down 146 from 2013. Half commute less than 25 miles. The top destinations are Jonesboro (21%), Trumann (14%) and Memphis (8%).
| Payneway | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Payneway is
Among adults in Payneway, 29% say their health is fair or poor, against 25% in Arkansas’ towns and 19% across U.S. towns. The town beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of adults have diabetes in the town.
| Payneway | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | Payneway | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 76.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Payneway is conserved land
4.1 miles of trail. Payneway’s trail density comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Payneway
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Payneway; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Payneway residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Payneway for work
Where Payneway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Payneway
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Payneway (formerly Harrisburg Corner) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Little River Township, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. It is located west of Marked Tree near the intersection of Arkansas Highway 463 (formerly U.S. Route 63) and Arkansas Highway 14. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 241.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 213 ft
Questions about Payneway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Payneway, AR a good place to live?
Payneway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.