Houston Arkansas Map

About Houston, Arkansas

Houston is a locality in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 143. The population density is 54.6 people per km². Houston is located at 35.0334°N, 92.6946°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Houston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72070.

Houston reveals itself through the steady, patient movement of the West Fork Mill Creek as it carves a path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 14.8 miles west-southwest of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 255°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-southeast of Morrilton. The air here holds the damp, heavy scent of pine and rich soil, grounding Houston in a landscape defined by the quiet presence of Toms Mountain rising in the distance. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the thickets and the tangled growth that persists near the water’s edge. Beyond the immediate tree line, the topography settles into a series of shadowed creases and open clearings that stretch toward the horizon.

Local life in Houston follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding woods and the rhythms of the nearby River Bend, where the land is left to its own wild reclamation. History here is written in the silence of the timber and the endurance of the small, weathered structures that have seen decades of rural industry pass by. While the nearby expanse of Winford Brake provides a stillness that mirrors the temperament of the inhabitants, the economy remains tied to the land, drawing from the timber and the agriculture that once sustained the pioneers who first settled near the Sandtown Bottoms. People move with a deliberate, measured gait, honoring a heritage that values the work of the hands and the quietude of a life lived away from the clamor of the modern world.

About This Houston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Houston, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.03342, -92.694609. 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 Houston includes the ZIP code (72070), telephone area code (870), county seat of Perry County (Perryville), and school district assignment (East End 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.