Goodwin Arkansas Map

About Goodwin, Arkansas

Goodwin is a locality in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 9.7 people per km². Goodwin is located at 34.9407°N, 91.0036°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72340, 72372.

Goodwin emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse of the Arkansas landscape like a quiet reflection of the agricultural rhythm that defines the region. It lies 14.0 miles west-southwest of Forrest City, AR (from Forrest City, AR: bearing 250°T), and is situated 18.8 miles northwest of Marianna. Big Creek carves a meditative path past the periphery of Goodwin, its slow-moving waters carrying the silt of the plains toward the horizon. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that magnifies the scent of damp earth and drying soybeans, especially as the late afternoon light turns the sky into a bruised palette of violet and gold. While the land remains largely level, the distant silhouettes of trees provide a jagged frame to the horizon, far removed from the sharp peaks of Little Hill. In the stillness of dusk, the local atmosphere feels suspended, defined by the steady, unadorned endurance of a place that measures time by the planting and the harvest rather than the clock.

Agriculture serves as the primary engine for Goodwin, where the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields and the seasonal demands of the crop cycle. The proximity of Pine Tree Wildlife Demonstration Area offers a stark contrast to the cultivated rows, providing a preserved corridor of native timber that hints at the wilderness once covering the entire valley. Residents often look toward Lake Greenlee for recreation, finding a rare concentration of stillness in its waters that mirrors the quietude of the local streets. History in Goodwin is not written in grand monuments, but in the survival of small-scale commerce and the persistence of families who have worked this soil for generations. Life here moves with a deliberate, singular focus, where the arrival of a storm or the changing of the seasons feels like a major event, marking the passage of years in a landscape that resists rapid change.

About This Goodwin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goodwin, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.940726, -91.003576. 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 Goodwin includes the ZIP code (72340, 72372), telephone area code (501), county seat of St. Francis County (Forrest City), and school district assignment (Palestine-Wheatley 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.