SidneyAR
A town of 203, settled in 1878.
Is Sidney a good place to live?
Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 2 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Sidney. Sidney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
203 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sidney: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sidney, and how to reach them.
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 Sidney.
Sidney has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Sidney comes to 86 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sidney after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 40% come from inland flooding and 18% from ice storms.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Sidney’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Sidney’s mean commuting time stands at 22 minutes, near the Arkansas town median (21 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The middle household income in the town is $49,000. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles. A tenth of Sidney residents live below the poverty line.
| Sidney | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sidney: four seasons and hot summers
The range runs from 27° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sidney is
For adults in Sidney, the share who report frequent physical distress is 20%. 23% of Sidney adults smoke cigarettes, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%.
| Sidney | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sidney | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 22.8% | 15.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.1% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sidney
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sidney
About 2 of every 100 Sidney residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Sidney for work
Where Sidney’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sidney
Town in Arkansas, United States
Sidney is a town in Sharp County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sidney had a population of 192.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- ZIP code
- 72577
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Sidney
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sidney, AR a good place to live?
Sidney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.