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Deer, Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas
Location in Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas is located in the United States
Deer, Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Newton
Elevation
2,339 ft (713 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 803
 • Estimate 
(2017)
782
Demonym(s) Deerian, Deeronian
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72628
Area code(s) 870
GNIS feature ID 71358

Deer is an unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. Deer is located on Arkansas Highway 16, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of Jasper. Deer has a post office with ZIP code 72628.

Climate

Climate data for Deer, Arkansas (Elevation 2,375ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 69
(21)
78
(26)
83
(28)
88
(31)
85
(29)
92
(33)
102
(39)
106
(41)
97
(36)
86
(30)
79
(26)
70
(21)
106
(41)
Average high °F (°C) 41.3
(5.2)
46.2
(7.9)
55.5
(13.1)
64.6
(18.1)
70.7
(21.5)
78.4
(25.8)
83.1
(28.4)
83.2
(28.4)
75.6
(24.2)
65.3
(18.5)
54.5
(12.5)
44.3
(6.8)
63.6
(17.6)
Average low °F (°C) 23.1
(−4.9)
27.0
(−2.8)
35.2
(1.8)
44.5
(6.9)
53.6
(12.0)
62.3
(16.8)
66.9
(19.4)
66.1
(18.9)
58.4
(14.7)
47.3
(8.5)
36.8
(2.7)
26.6
(−3.0)
45.7
(7.6)
Record low °F (°C) −20
(−29)
−10
(−23)
1
(−17)
16
(−9)
31
(−1)
44
(7)
52
(11)
45
(7)
33
(1)
15
(−9)
4
(−16)
−13
(−25)
−20
(−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.17
(81)
3.70
(94)
5.57
(141)
5.23
(133)
6.65
(169)
4.58
(116)
3.53
(90)
3.55
(90)
4.49
(114)
4.51
(115)
5.92
(150)
4.33
(110)
55.24
(1,403)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.0
(10)
4.2
(11)
1.8
(4.6)
0.3
(0.76)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.6
(1.5)
1.7
(4.3)
12.6
(32)
Source: The Western Regional Climate Center

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Deer/Mount Judea School District, which includes:

  • Deer Elementary School
  • Deer High School
  • Deer Community College of Agricultural Science

On July 1, 2004 the Deer School District consolidated with the Mount Judea School District to form the Deer/Mount Judea School District.

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