Nevada County Census Block Groups (CGBs) and Broadband Internet Service
Below is a map that shows the nine Census Block Groups in Nevada County. The leading 05 means Arkansas, the 099 means Nevada County, then the next four numbers (0901, 0902, 0903) are the three main census tracts and the next three numbers (001, 002, 003) the sub-tract.
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Northeast and East Central Nevada CountyEast of Nevada 35 then north of Nevada 41, Nevada 408, Nevada 16, east of Lackland Road, east of Caney Creek, north of Nevada 76 and US 278 to the Ouachita County and Clark County lines. Includes part of Redland, Bluff City, and Young.
Broadband Internet:
- South Central Connect already serves its electrical customers and the Bluff City area with broadband internet. It has RDOF funding for this area, some of which is not yet complete.
- SpaceX is the BEAD grant selectee for unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area.
- Brightspeed provides telephone service in parts of this area. It is likely to offer broadband internet service when it converts from copper to fiber optic lines.
Central Nevada CountyEast of US 371 and south of Terre Rouge Creek, east of Nevada 287, south of Nevada 278, north of Nevada 36, west of Caney Creek and Lackland Road, south of Nevada 16, Nevada 408 and Nevada 41. Includes Laneburg east of 371, Morris, Cale, Waterloo, Oak Grove, and Rosston.
Broadband Internet:
- South Central Connect already serves its electrical customers with broadband internet. It has RDOF funding for this area, some of which is not yet complete.
- Brightspeed and SpaceX are the BEAD grant selectees for unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area.
- Brightspeed provides telephone service in parts of this area. It is likely to offer broadband internet service when it converts from copper to fiber optic lines.
West Central Nevada CountySouth of Terre Rouge Creek, west of US 371 and Nevada 287, north of US 278 to the Hempstead County line. Includes Emmet, Laneburg west of 371, Mt Moriah church, USAF MARS station, and Forest Hill.
Broadband Internet:
- Cablelynx already serves Emmet with broadband internet. It has completed construction of projects funded by ARConnect - CARES.
- South Central Connect already serves its electrical customers with broadband internet. It has CAFII Auction funding and RDOF funding for this area, some of which is not yet complete.
- Brightspeed is the BEAD grant selectee for unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area.
- Brightspeed provides telephone service in parts of this area. It is likely to offer broadband internet service when it converts from copper to fiber optic lines.
Prescott EastMost of city of Prescott east of the railroad tracks. Excludes east of Cale Road, east of East Main and East 5th Streets, and the McRae school area. Includes area south of the city north of Nevada 51 and Nevada 28, but only west of Nevada 50 and Nevada 23.
Broadband Internet:
- Cablelynx, South Central Connect and Brightspeed already serve Prescott and some of the surrounding area with broadband internet.
- Brightspeed is the BEAD grant selectee for unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area, including funding for Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs).
Prescott WestCity of Prescott west of the railroad tracks. Also includes south of the city north of Nevada 26, east of I-30 to Arkansas 19 and south of Garland Creek to the railroad tracks.
Broadband Internet:
- Cablelynx, South Central Connect and Brightspeed already serve Prescott and some of the surrounding area with broadband internet.
- Brightspeed is the BEAD grant selectee for unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area, including funding for Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs).
Northern Nevada County Except PrescottExcept for 0902001 and 0902002, the northern part of Nevada County. North of Little Terre Rouge Creek and Terre Rouge Creek, north of Nevada 41, then west of Nevada 35 to the Hempstead County, Pike County and Clark County lines. Includes Boughton, part of Redland and bits of Prescott.
Broadband Internet:
- South Central Connect already serves its electrical customers with broadband internet. On Decembeer 31, 2025, it notified the FCC that it will default on its obligations for RDOF-funded locations in this area. It is unknown when and how these locations will be funded,
- Brightspeed is the BEAD selectee for the unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area that were identified in 2025.
- Brightspeed provides telephone service in this area. It is likely to offer broadband internet service when it converts from copper to fiber optic lines.
Southeastern Nevada CountyEast of Nevada 17 and south of Nevada 36, west of US 371, south of Nevada 76, and south of US 278 to the Ouachita County and Columbia County lines. Includes Troy, Glenville, Mt. Olive, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Hill.
Broadband Internet:
- There are no broadband internet service providers currently serving this area.
- Centurytel of NW Arkansas (now Brightspeed) has RDOF fuding for some locations in this area, but has completed any service.
- Brightspeed and SpaceX are the BEAD grant selectees for the unserved, underserved and unfunded locations in this area.
- Brightspeed provides telephone service in this area. It is likely to offer broadband internet service when it converts from copper to fiber optic lines.
Southwestern Nevada CountySouth of US 278 and west of Nevada 17 to the Hempstead County and Columbia County lines. Includes Azor, Union, Bodcaw, Whites Chapel, Shiloh, Falcon, and Clevet Springs.
Broadband Internet:
- Walnut Hill Telephone already serves its telephone customers in and around Falcon with broadband internet. It has completed construction of projects funded by ARConnect - ARPA / Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC).
- South Central Connect already serves its electrical customers in the area with broadband internet. It has completed construction of RDOF-funded projects in the area.
- Since portions of this area are in Brightspeed's telephone service area, those locations are likely to have broadband internet service when the company converts copper lines to fiber.
- There are no BEAD grant selectee in this area since there are no unserved or underserved locations.
Source for the KML data that outlines this map is from Tiger at U.S. Census: https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/kml-cartographic-boundary-files.html.
