Dumas Arkansas Map

About Dumas, Arkansas

Dumas is a locality in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,001. The population density is 531.6 people per km². Dumas is located at 33.8870°N, 91.4918°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dumas is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71639.

Dumas unfolds across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky exerts a heavy, luminous pressure upon the tilled earth. It lies 37.6 miles southeast of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 129°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-northwest of McGehee. The landscape here favors the horizontal, defined by the relentless geometry of fields that stretch toward the hazy distance, interrupted only by the occasional thicket of hardwood or the slow, deliberate winding of Oakwood Bayou. Sunlight in these parts possesses a syrupy density, turning the late afternoon air into a golden medium that clarifies every vein on a leaf and every furrow in the soil. Residents often seek the quiet green perimeter of Memorial Park to escape the heat, finding a brief, shaded reprieve that stands in stark contrast to the vast, unshielded openness of the surrounding plains.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life in Dumas, an economy bound to the cycle of planting and harvest that has long defined the character of the Delta. The history of the locality remains tethered to the fertile silt deposited by ancient waters, creating a soil so productive it seems to hum with potential energy. While the pace of modern days may seem deliberate to an outsider, the people maintain a focused intensity during the peak of the season, when the machinery of industry hums in unison with the rhythms of the land. Far from the distant, blurred silhouettes of Gaster Hill or the tranquil, hidden waters of Blue Hole, the identity of Dumas persists as a stubborn, vital anchor in the midst of a landscape that demands both respect and an enduring, industrious hand.

About This Dumas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dumas, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.887048, -91.49179. 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 Dumas includes the ZIP code (71639), telephone area code (870), county seat of Desha County (Arkansas City), and school district assignment (Dumas 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.