Gillett Arkansas Map

About Gillett, Arkansas

Gillett is a locality in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 564. The population density is 218.6 people per km². Gillett is located at 34.1173°N, 91.3765°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gillett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72055.

Gillett emerges from the flat, industrious expanse of the Arkansas prairie like a quiet gathering of iron and grain. It lies 36.6 miles east-southeast of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 102°T), and is situated 17.2 miles north-northeast of Dumas. The horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, where the heavy, humid air of the Delta hangs low over fields that shift from the pale green of rice shoots to the gold of harvest. To the west, the landscape is punctuated by the slow, deliberate movement of Little Post Bayou, which traces a path through the silt-rich earth, while the waters of Flag Lake remain still and reflective under the expansive sky. A short distance away, the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary of dense timber and quiet wetlands, providing a stark, wild contrast to the orderly, geometric lines of the surrounding farmland.

Gillett serves as a persistent anchor for the agricultural rhythms that define the regional economy, rooted deeply in a heritage of rice cultivation and seasonal labor. The pulse of the place is measured by the heavy hum of machinery and the cycles of the crop, a legacy that has shaped the lives of families here for generations. Life in Gillett moves with a steady, pragmatic grace, defined by the honest work of the harvest and the communal bonds formed in the shadow of the grain elevators. During the autumn months, the town finds a singular focal point in the Arkansas County Rice Festival, a tradition that honors the endurance of the local harvest and the shared character of those who have made this fertile, interior plain their home.

About This Gillett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gillett, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.117323, -91.376509. 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 Gillett includes the ZIP code (72055), telephone area code (870), county seat of Arkansas County (DeWitt), and school district assignment (DeWitt 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.