Calion Arkansas Map

About Calion, Arkansas

Calion is a locality in Union County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 429. The population density is 154.5 people per km². Calion is located at 33.3290°N, 92.5385°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Calion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71724.

Calion anchors itself firmly within the dense, timber-rich lowlands of southern Arkansas, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp pine needles and warming earth. It lies 11.2 miles northeast of El Dorado, AR (from El Dorado, AR: bearing 41°T), and is situated 11.0 miles east-southeast of Smackover. The landscape around Calion is defined by the steady, deliberate presence of Calion Lake, which mirrors the shifting moods of the sky, while the Ouachita River carves a slow, serpentine path through the terrain just a mile away. Distant silhouettes of Harvin Ridge provide a jagged, hazy boundary against the horizon, breaking the otherwise level expanse of the surrounding woodlands. As the sun dips low, the light catches the surface of the water, turning the reeds and dark, sediment-heavy banks into a study of deep amber and violet, a quiet beauty that defines the rhythm of the afternoons.

Industry in Calion has long been shaped by the generous forests and the proximity to vital waterways, drawing generations of workers to the sawmills and wood-processing plants that once hummed with the pulse of the local economy. The heritage of the area is tied to the labor of those who navigated the timber trade, finding their way through the thickets and along the banks of the Ouachita River to build a life in the shade of the loblolly pines. While the pace of modern life has shifted, the character of the people remains tied to the land, occasionally extending their reach toward the recreational spaces at Lions Club Park for a respite from the humidity of the season. Life here persists with a grounded, unadorned quality, where the passing of a truck on a gravel road or the rustle of leaves in the canopy serves as the primary measure of time.

About This Calion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Calion, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.329013, -92.538485. 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 Calion includes the ZIP code (71724), telephone area code (870), county seat of Union County (El Dorado), and school district assignment (Smackover-Norphlet 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.