Black Rock Arkansas Map

About Black Rock, Arkansas

Black Rock is a locality in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 590. The population density is 69.3 people per km². Black Rock is located at 36.1084°N, 91.0973°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Black Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72415.

Black Rock occupies a low-lying stretch of land where the humid, heavy air of the lowlands meets the transition toward the northern uplands. It lies 28.7 miles northwest of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-northwest of Walnut Ridge. Fall Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, its waters often reflecting the dense canopy of hardwood and pine that defines the horizon. To the west, the distant silhouette of Locust Ridge provides a jagged, blue-tinted boundary against the sky, while the nearby Portia Bay holds a quiet, stagnant stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic movement of the creek. During the heat of mid-summer, the light here turns a bruised, syrupy gold, casting long shadows across the fields and highlighting the fine, dusty silt that coats the roadsides.

History lingers in the proximity of Powhatan Courthouse State Park, serving as a reminder of the region’s early administrative roots and the shifting centers of local influence. The economy of Black Rock has long been tied to the output of the surrounding soil and the steady labor required to work it, maintaining a pace that favors endurance over speed. While the influence of Yeager Hollow sits far enough away to remain a backdrop, the daily life of the residents remains tethered to the patterns of the harvest and the seasonal rise of the waters. There is a particular, unforced dignity in the way the architecture clings to the earth, a collection of modest facades that have absorbed the dampness of a hundred winters and the intensity of as many summers, standing firm against the slow, inevitable reclamation of the forest.

About This Black Rock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Black Rock, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.108403, -91.097347. 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 Black Rock includes the ZIP code (72415), telephone area code (501), county seat of Lawrence County (Walnut Ridge), and school district assignment (Lawrence County 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.