Alpine Arkansas Map

About Alpine, Arkansas

Alpine is a locality in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 36.0 people per km². Alpine is located at 34.2269°N, 93.3783°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72210, 71921.

Alpine anchors itself to the quiet, red-clay earth of the Arkansas interior, where the horizon is defined by the steady, muted presence of Chalybeate Mountain. It lies 20.0 miles west-northwest of Arkadelphia, AR (from Arkadelphia, AR: bearing 292°T), and is situated 26.5 miles southwest of Hot Springs. The landscape around Alpine unfolds in a series of dense, timbered ridges that bleed into the low-slung expanse of Chalybeate Valley, creating a basin that holds the thick, humid heat of the afternoons. To the north, the terrain softens where the water pools at Lake Barksdale, while the persistent, narrow flow of Mathews Creek carves a path through the underbrush, its banks lined with the tangled roots of sycamore and pine. Light here at dusk possesses a singular quality, filtering through the hardwood canopy to turn the dust of the unpaved roads into a fine, suspended amber haze that lingers long after the sun has slipped behind the western rise.

Economic life in Alpine remains tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of the land, echoing a history defined by small-scale agriculture and the quiet extraction of forest resources. The proximity of Wayside Park offers a reprieve from the labor of the day, providing a space where the stillness of the woods is interrupted only by the occasional movement of wildlife or the faint, distant sound of a passing vehicle. For those seeking a longer passage through the geography, the Runyan Trail winds through the more rugged terrain five miles out, connecting the local traveler to the deeper, less-traversed parts of the state. Life in Alpine persists without fanfare, marked by the patience of a population that understands the soil, the seasonal turning of the dogwood, and the steady, unyielding persistence of the regional landscape.

About This Alpine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alpine, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.226886, -93.378321. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alpine includes the ZIP code (72210, 71921), telephone area code (501, 870), county seat of Clark County (Arkadelphia), and school district assignment (Centerpoint School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.