The City of Tuckerman is located in the extreme northern part of Jackson County, Arkansas, about 6 miles northeast of Newport along U.S. Highway 67 and near Village Creek. It's population is 2020 base on the 1990 Census Records. Tuckerman has been participating in the National Flood Insurance Program since 1975. Currently there are 26 polices in force. Tuckerman is a Trading and Farming community, which provides us with some of our nutritional and clothing needs, for example, but not limited to cotton, soybean, and black-eyed peas.
Tornadoes are the more frequent hazard.
The last Presidential Disaster Declaration was in 1997. Earthquakes although not as frequent are a very serious disaster risk, and have reached as high as an eight on the Richter scale. The community of Tuckerman takes pride in its current partnerships. They feel these partnerships are ensuring protection for their citizens. The Chamber of Commerce, Tuckerman Service Club, and Jackson County School District are actively involved in mitigation projects to benefit their community.