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Arkansas›Izard County

PinevilleAR

A town of 164, settled in 1867.

Is Pineville a good place to live?

39% of residents live below the poverty line in Pineville, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Pineville. Pineville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

164 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Calico RockCalico RockPineville
Getting set up

Moving to Pineville: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCalico Rock WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pineville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCalico Rock 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 hereIzard County ClerkIzard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2021
ZIP codes72566, 7251972566 95% · 72519 5%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 Pineville.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very high risk in Pineville, mostly inland flooding

The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Pineville comes to 85 of 100, above both the Arkansas town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). 31% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by ice storms at 26%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2014.

85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
85Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingIce stormsTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Pineville, expect four seasons and hot summers

The range runs from 27° on a January night to 90° on a July afternoon, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–50°
Spring46–70°
Summer66–88°
Fall47–71°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Pineville is

Two figures for adults in Pineville: 49% have high blood pressure, 32% say their health is fair or poor. The town beats the Arkansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. In Pineville, 40% of adults get no exercise outside work. Only 7 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Pineville.

PinevilleArkansas townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)20%16%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)49%41%35%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)32%25%19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)40%34%25%
32 measures vs. Arkansas
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outPinevilleAR
More adults treating high blood pressure81.4%76.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth29.8%18.6%
Izard Regional Hospital
2.7 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 Pineville

15pages on Pineville
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Pineville

About 1 of every 100 Pineville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Pineville

Town in Arkansas, United States

Pineville is a town in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pineville had a population of 154.

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

Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
689 ft
ZIP code
72566
Area code
870

Questions about Pineville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pineville, AR a good place to live?

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