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Damascus, AR

Population
396
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
695 ft
Median Home Value
$165,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$800/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$57,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in ArkansasPopulation rankingHighest population places in ArkansasNearest larger communityConway, Arkansas20 miles away · 72,328 residents.

About Damascus

Damascus is a small town split between Faulkner and Van Buren counties in central Arkansas. It has a normal rural-town surface, with churches, schools, and local roads, but it is unusually known for the nearby Titan II missile base accident in 1980, when a missile explosion killed one person and injured twenty-one. Public school students are served by the South Side School District. Damascus is small, but that Cold War history gives it a memorable and serious one-off distinction.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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