Arkansas City Arkansas Map
Explore Arkansas City, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Arkansas City, Arkansas
| City | Arkansas City |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Desha County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.608722 |
| Longitude | -91.206779 |
| Population | 376 |
| Density | 295.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 71630 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| County Seat | Arkansas City |
| School District | McGehee School District |
About Arkansas City, Arkansas
Arkansas City is a locality in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 376. The population density is 295.1 people per km². Arkansas City is located at 33.6087°N, 91.2068°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Arkansas City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71630.Arkansas City reveals itself as a low-slung expanse of alluvial earth where the heavy, humid air clings to the skin like a damp woolen blanket. It lies 16.1 miles north-northwest of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 329°T), and is situated 11.2 miles east of McGehee. The horizon remains stubbornly flat, a vast theater for the shifting, bruised purples of dusk that settle over the fields long before the sun fully retreats. To the west, the faint, hazy suggestion of Egypt Ridge interrupts the skyline, while the immediate landscape is defined by the dense, tangled undergrowth of Choctaw Island that anchors the edge of the land. Nearby, the stillness of Kate Adams Lake reflects the heavy boughs of ancient oaks, and the persistent, sluggish pull of Chicot Bayou carves a dark, winding vein through the silt-rich soil, feeding the quietude of this inland reach.
Arkansas City lingers in the shadow of a grander, more frantic era, its streets echoing with the ghosts of a thriving river commerce that once dictated the pulse of the entire region. The economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, where the cultivation of crops provides the primary rhythm for those who remain. Modern life here exists in a state of suspended animation, far removed from the frantic pace of the Delta Experimental Forest, which stands as a distant, silent guardian of the wilder timberlands. Life in Arkansas City moves with the heavy, measured cadence of the soil itself, a place where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring, patient labor of the people who continue to work this fertile, unyielding ground.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Choctaw Island (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 155° SE
- William Fisher Johnson (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 086° E
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 269° W
- Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 061° NE · 19k acres
- Greenville History Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 148° SE
- Lake Chicot State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 179° S
- E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 148° SE
- Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.5 mi, 332° NW · 147k acres
- Greenville Cypress Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.8 mi, 154° SE
- Great River Road State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 030° NE
- Delta Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 18.6 mi, 124° SE
- Cut-off Creek (State Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 242° SW
- Lake Village Confederate Monument (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 193° S
- Charlie Capps (State Recreation Area) — 23.1 mi, 039° NE
- Charley Patton (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 113° SE
- Martin & Sue King Railroad Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 071° E
- Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 34.4 mi, 010° N · 945 acres
- University of Arkansas at Monticello Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 34.8 mi, 268° W
- Dockery Farms (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 076° E
- Rice-Totten Stadium (Stadium) — 50.2 mi, 098° E
- Delta National Forest (National Forest) — 52.8 mi, 149° SE · 61k acres
- St. Charles Museum (Museum) — 53.1 mi, 004° N
- Florewood River Plantation Museum (Museum) — 55.6 mi, 096° E
- Museum of the Mississippi Delta (Museum) — 57.6 mi, 095° E
- Sunflower Waterfowl Project (Nature Reserve) — 58.3 mi, 155° SE
- Saracen Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 60.2 mi, 314° NW
- Torii Hunter Baseball Complex (Stadium) — 64.4 mi, 314° NW
- Father Pere Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 72.6 mi, 028° NE
- Battery B (Historic Ruins) — 72.7 mi, 029° NE
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About This Arkansas City Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arkansas City, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.608722, -91.206779. 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 Arkansas City includes the ZIP code (71630), telephone area code (870), county seat of Desha County (Arkansas City), and school district assignment (McGehee 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
