Caldwell Arkansas Map

About Caldwell, Arkansas

Caldwell is a locality in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 451. The population density is 54.7 people per km². Caldwell is located at 35.0745°N, 90.8168°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Caldwell is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72326, 72322.

Caldwell spreads across a flat, expansive reach of the Arkansas plains where the horizon seems to stretch indefinitely under a vast, cloud-swept sky. It lies 4.8 miles north-northwest of Forrest City, AR (from Forrest City, AR: bearing 342°T), and is situated 10.5 miles south of Wynne. Big Telico Creek slices through the silty earth nearby, its sluggish, opaque waters carving a path that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding fields. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the skin during the long afternoons, though at dusk, the light turns a bruised violet that softens the sharp edges of the iron-colored soil. While the distant silhouette of Pea Ridge looms far to the west, the immediate landscape remains dominated by the quiet labor of the earth, punctuated by the occasional rustle of hardwoods that mark the boundaries of the local timber and agricultural patches.

Caldwell draws its character from a legacy of cultivation, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent demands of the soil. Beyond the quiet rows of crops, the proximity to Lake Saint Francis offers a place of respite for those who watch the seasons turn, while the nearby expanse of Beech Grove Park provides a sanctuary for the native flora that thrives in the damp, fertile lowlands. The Saint Francis Floodway lies further afield, a reminder of the water’s ancient, transformative power that once shaped the very ground upon which the residents walk. Daily life in Caldwell moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, steady and unadorned, reflecting a history defined by the resilience of those who have long worked the land between the creek and the wide, open plains.

About This Caldwell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Caldwell, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.074535, -90.81678. 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 Caldwell includes the ZIP code (72326, 72322), telephone area code (501), county seat of St. Francis County (Forrest City), and school district assignment (Forrest City 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.