Community Briefing

County: Craighead
County Seat: Jonesboro
Area code: 870

Government

City: Mayor/Council
County: County Judge/Quorum Court

Climate

Climate is moderate, with temperatures normally ranging from 41 degrees to 80 degrees.
Average annual precipitation totals approximately 50 inches of rainfall and six inches of snowfall.
Relative humidity is 80 percent in the summer and 60 percent in the winter.
The growing season averages 225 to 260 days.

Economy

Jonesboro is one of the state's most dynamically developing centers, growing in areas of industry, retail and medicine. As a hub of agricultural production, Jonesboro has delta cotton land to the east and rice and soybean fields to the southwest. Jonesboro is the home of Riceland Foods, the largest rice mill in the world.

Several large industries help to support our growing community. Among these include: Hytrol Conveyor Company, Kraft Foods - Post Division, Con-Agra, Thomas & Betts, Frito Lay, Nestle and Great Dane.

Retail

Jonesboro has a rich assortment of retail stores representing all major categories of merchandise at various price levels.
The city is a regional shopping area for northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. The Mall at Turtle Creek offers 750,000 square feet of retail shopping. Jonesboro has almost every product available on the worldwide market represented in its retail offerings to make living in the area comfortable and convenient.

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