Hughes Arkansas Map

About Hughes, Arkansas

Hughes is a locality in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 886. The population density is 153.2 people per km². Hughes is located at 34.9493°N, 90.4715°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72348.

Hughes lies low and flat, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of the Mississippi River Delta, where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the scent of damp earth and ripening cotton. It lies 24.7 miles west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 269°T), and is situated 18.5 miles east-south-east of Forrest City. Fields stretch out in vast, emerald rectangles under a sky that seems impossibly wide, broken only by the occasional cluster of weathered buildings and the stoic, skeletal silhouettes of pecan trees. The roads here are long, straight ribbons of asphalt, unfurling across the terrain with an almost hypnotic regularity, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, takes on a honeyed quality, bathing everything in a warm, diffused glow that softens the edges of the world. Distant levee systems trace faint, raised lines against the horizon, a constant, silent testament to the ever-present power of the water that shaped this land. The story of Hughes is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the agricultural bounty it has yielded for generations, primarily cotton and soybeans, the very lifeblood of its economy. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, from the planting in spring to the harvest in fall, a cycle that has been unbroken for decades. The legacy of sharecropping and the enduring spirit of the farming communities are woven into the very fabric of Hughes, a history felt in the quiet dignity of its residents and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. While no grand monuments mark its history, the pervasive sense of continuity, the shared understanding of the land's demands and rewards, is its own distinctive landmark.

About This Hughes Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Hughes, Arkansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hughes and St. Francis County.

Detailed location data for Hughes includes the ZIP code (72348), telephone area code (225), county seat of St. Francis County (Forrest City), and school district assignment (West Memphis School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hughes is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.