Center Point Arkansas Map

About Center Point, Arkansas

Center Point is a locality in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 179. The population density is 40.7 people per km². Center Point is located at 34.0318°N, 93.9512°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72173, 71953, 71852.

Center Point reveals itself through the rhythmic pulse of Mill Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the landscape as it flows past the quiet clearings and wooded thickets. It lies 52.4 miles south of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 178°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-northwest of Mena. The terrain here is defined by a slow, measured ascent toward the jagged silhouette of Rich Mountain, standing four miles distant against a sky that often turns the color of a bruised plum at dusk. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Lake Wilhelmina gathers the morning mist, reflecting the dense canopy of the Ouachita National Forest, which envelopes the region in a vast, sprawling embrace. The air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a persistent, grounding aroma that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the ridges, leaving the valleys in a cool, silvered shadow.

History clings to the soil of Center Point, where the remnants of early settlement echo in the architecture of weathered barns and the layout of old, forgotten tracks. Once a vital crossroads for those traversing the rugged interior, the local economy now draws its character from the timber and agriculture that thrive in the shadow of the Ouachita National Forest. The pace of life is dictated not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the seasonal change in the light that filters through the hardwoods and the occasional, distant lowing of cattle in the pastures. Life in Center Point remains tethered to the land, a place where the proximity to the deep, silent woods of the surrounding forest and the quiet flow of the nearby creek define the boundaries of the day, offering a sanctuary of stillness in an increasingly hurried world.

About This Center Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Center Point, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.031828, -93.951166. 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 Center Point includes the ZIP code (72173, 71953, 71852), telephone area code (870), county seat of Polk County (Mena), and school district assignment (Nashville 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.