Fordyce Arkansas Map

About Fordyce, Arkansas

Fordyce is a locality in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,396. The population density is 192.4 people per km². Fordyce is located at 33.8137°N, 92.4129°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fordyce is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71742.

Fordyce anchors itself firmly within the thick, pine-heavy timberlands of southern Arkansas, where the landscape stretches out in a mosaic of dense woodlands and low-lying clearings. It lies 28.9 miles east-northeast of Camden, AR (from Camden, AR: bearing 57°T), and is situated 24.4 miles northwest of Warren. Jug Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky that often hangs over the region like a damp wool blanket. Beyond the immediate canopy, the earth rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of Harvin Ridge, which marks the far horizon in a smudge of deep violet. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed thickness in the late afternoon, catching the resinous sap on pine trunks and casting long, spindly shadows across the Hugh Benton Fields, where the grass remains lush and unbothered by the passing of the day.

Fordyce grew from the industry of the woods, its history inextricably tied to the rhythmic whine of sawmills and the steady extraction of timber that fueled the local economy for generations. While the clamor of the heavy machinery has softened over time, the character of the place remains defined by the deliberate, methodical pace of those who know how to work the land. Residents find respite in the quietude of Tri-County Lake, a mirror for the towering loblolly pines that press in from every side. Life in Fordyce moves with the measured cadence of a slow-moving river, characterized by a certain stoic resilience and a deep familiarity with the changing seasons, where the arrival of dogwood blooms in the spring is met with a quiet, communal recognition of the land’s enduring vitality.

About This Fordyce Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fordyce, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.813716, -92.41293. 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 Fordyce includes the ZIP code (71742), telephone area code (870), county seat of Dallas County (Fordyce), and school district assignment (Fordyce 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.