Rover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Rover is located on Arkansas Highway 28, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west-southwest of Plainview. Rover has a post office with ZIP code 72860.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 159.[3]

Rover, Arkansas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°56′47″N 93°24′20″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Yell
Elevation	394 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	159
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72860
Area code(s)	479
GNIS feature ID	73424[1]

Facilities

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There is a small automotive/mechanical repair business, a church, and a local city water office. The only store is a small grocery with gasoline and diesel available.

Rover is close to Nimrod Lake, which has swimming areas and freshwater fishing. The lake has RV and tent camping spaces which are maintained by Arkansas Game and Fish and the Arkansas Army Corps of Engineers.

Education

Public education is administered by the Two Rivers School District, which supports:

• Two Rivers High School—Serves students in grades 7–12.
• Two Rivers Elementary School—Serves students in Kindergarten through 6th grade.

It was previously in the Plainview-Rover School District until July 1, 2004, when it merged into the Two Rivers School District.[4] The merged district formerly operated Plainview-Rover Elementary School (later Plainview Elementary School) and Plainview-Rover High School.[5] In 2010 Plainview-Rover High closed as Two Rivers High opened.[6] In 2012 Plainview Elementary closed as Two Rivers Elementary opened.[7]

Demographics

2020 census

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

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