Elaine Arkansas Map

About Elaine, Arkansas

Elaine is a locality in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 509. The population density is 383.8 people per km². Elaine is located at 34.3084°N, 90.8521°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elaine is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72333, 72389.

Elaine occupies a flat expanse of the Arkansas Delta where the horizon stretches thin and wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 17.7 miles west-northwest of Clarksdale, MS (from Clarksdale, MS: bearing 295°T), and is situated 21.3 miles southwest of Helena-West Helena. Yellow Bank Bayou traces a sluggish, meandering path nearby, its dark waters reflecting the heavy, humid air that settles over the fields during the long, sweltering afternoons. Five miles to the west, the land dips into the Modoc Crevasse, a reminder of the shifting earth that once shaped this alluvial soil. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light softens into a bruised purple, casting long, thin shadows across the rows of crops that define the perimeter of Elaine. Old Town Lake waits five miles away, a still mirror framed by the dense, tangled growth of the lowland woods, offering a place of respite from the relentless work of the plains.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the planting and harvest seasons dictating the cadence of daily life. The history of Elaine is deeply rooted in the stubborn tenacity of those who cleared the timber and worked the black, fertile earth, a past that lingers in the quiet architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of the residents. Ten miles away, the expansive Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge serves as a sanctuary for the migratory birds and diverse fauna that thrive in the undisturbed swamplands of the region. This is a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the persistent, honest labor of the fields and the subtle, changing colors of the seasons as they move across the flat, open landscape.

About This Elaine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elaine, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.308437, -90.852053. 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 Elaine includes the ZIP code (72333, 72389), telephone area code (501), county seat of Phillips County (Helena-West Helena), and school district assignment (Marvell 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.