Charleston Arkansas Map
Explore Charleston, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Charleston, Arkansas
How to Use This Charleston, Arkansas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Charleston, Arkansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arkansas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Charleston.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Charleston |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Franklin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.294515 |
| Longitude | -94.04835 |
| Population | 2,588 |
| Density | 260.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 72933 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| County Seat | Charleston |
| School District | Charleston School District |
About Charleston, Arkansas
Charleston is a locality in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,588. The population density is 260.6 people per km². Charleston is located at 35.2945°N, 94.0483°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Charleston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72933.Charleston rises from the fertile Arkansas soil as a place defined by the quiet persistence of its land and the steady rhythm of the seasons. It lies 20.1 miles east-southeast of Van Buren, AR (from Van Buren, AR: bearing 119°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-southeast of Lavaca. The terrain here is shaped by the subtle influence of Coal Ridge, which looms in the distance, casting long, softening shadows over the fields as the sun dips low. Nearby, the waters of Doctors Fork wind through the landscape, feeding the earth that sustains the local flora, while the expansive meadows of the Cherokee Prairie Natural Area offer a glimpse of the region’s original, uncultivated character. At dusk, the light here takes on a bruised, amber quality, illuminating the way the grass leans in the cooling air and reflecting off the surface of Charleston Lake, which remains a calm, mirror-like presence in the quiet geography of the valley.
Agriculture and the legacy of coal mining have long dictated the pace of life in Charleston, grounding its residents in a tradition of hard, honest work. The local economy persists through a blend of small-scale industry and the careful stewardship of the surrounding acreage, mirroring the transition from the rugged work of the past to the measured, deliberate tempo of the present. Beyond the reach of Fox Valley, the people of Charleston maintain a sense of continuity that feels as steady as the flow of the local creeks, valuing a way of life that favors depth over speed. The legacy of the area is found not in grand monuments, but in the way the community manages its daily affairs, honoring the persistent, quiet growth of a place that remains deeply connected to its own specific, inland horizon.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Cherokee Prairie Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 000° N
- Cherokee Prairie East Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 021° N
- H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 025° NE
- Ozark Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 318° NW
- Ozark Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 319° NW
- Coal Miner's Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 244° SW
- Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 13.5 mi, 140° SE · 1.8M acres
- Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 111° E · 1.1M acres
- The Flower Tower (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 275° W
- World's Largest Christmas Pickle (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 275° W
- Historic Homesteads (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 328° NW
- Crawford County Art Center (Arts Centre) — 19.4 mi, 301° NW
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 300° NW
- Parley P. Pratt Memorial and Gravesite (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 330° NW
- Arts on Main (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 299° NW
- Poteau Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.3 mi, 195° S · 11k acres
- Park Stage (Stadium) — 22.1 mi, 251° W
- Barracks-Courthouse-Jail (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 287° W
- Visitor Center (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 287° W
- Sunset Point (Viewpoint) — 22.5 mi, 114° SE
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About This Charleston Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Charleston, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.294515, -94.04835. 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 Charleston includes the ZIP code (72933), telephone area code (479), county seat of Franklin County (Charleston), and school district assignment (Charleston School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
