Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas

Jefferson, also known as Jefferson Springs, is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas.[1] It is situated on the Union Pacific Railway (UP), 15.5 miles (24.9 km) northwest of Pine Bluff, the county seat.[2][3] Jefferson is home to the National Center for Toxicological Research.[4]

Jefferson, Arkansas

Jefferson Springs, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Jefferson
Jefferson
Coordinates: 34°22′50.4″N 92°09′50.5″W
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyJefferson
TownshipJefferson
Elevation
344 ft (105 m)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP code (s)
72079
Area code (s)501
GNIS feature ID77370
Highways Highway 365
Major airportClinton National (LIT)

Education

Jefferson is served by the White Hall School District.

FDA Laboratory

The US Food and Drug Administration Arkansas Laboratory in Jefferson is a 146,400 square feet (13,600 m2) research facility that serves as headquarters for the National Center for Toxicological Research, as well as the Arkansas Regional Laboratories, an FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Southwest Region laboratory.[5]

The FDA laboratory in Jefferson is the headquarters of the National Center for Toxicological Research
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References
  1. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas. Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1889. p. 134. LCCN 01001243. OL 24190554M – via Internet Archive.
  2. Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, Arkansas: Full Description (World's Fair ed.). Jefferson County Bureau of Agriculture, Manufactures and Immigration. May 1893. p. 13. LCCN 25000261 – via Internet Archive.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas
  4. "About the National Center for Toxicological Research". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  5. "Toxicology Research at FDA (NCTR Campus)". Flickr. US Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

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