Jasper Arkansas Map

About Jasper, Arkansas

Jasper is a locality in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 547. The population density is 221.4 people per km². Jasper is located at 36.0081°N, 93.1866°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jasper is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72641.

Jasper occupies a rugged expanse where the Little Buffalo River carves a path through the limestone bedrock, defining the terrain with its steady, clear flow. It lies 15.9 miles south-southwest of Harrison, AR (from Harrison, AR: bearing 196°T), and is situated 32.6 miles southeast of Berryville. High ground rises sharply toward the silhouette of Round Mountain, while the surrounding timberland serves as a threshold to the vast, protected expanse of the Ozark National Forest. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the dense canopy of the Henry Koen Experimental Forest to cast long, angular shadows across the uneven earth. Dogwood Flat provides a rare level basin in an otherwise vertical landscape, grounding the jagged horizon in a quiet, grassy expanse of green. The air is often heavy with the scent of damp shale and cooling stone, a sensory reminder of the deep, geological patience that defines this Arkansas territory.

Jasper emerged from the necessity of mountain transit, anchoring a economy once reliant on timber and the hard-won yields of small-scale agriculture. Today, the local character remains tied to the rhythms of the seasons and the maintenance of a slow, purposeful pace that favors self-sufficiency over rapid expansion. Residents often look toward the Alum Cove National Recreation Trail for a connection to the deeper wilds, respecting the solitude that the landscape naturally enforces. The architecture of the place reflects a legacy of pragmatic building, where simple frame structures withstand the cyclical dampness of the hollows. Life in Jasper persists as a quiet negotiation between the inhabitant and the steep, unyielding terrain, where the evening quiet is broken only by the wind moving through the hardwoods and the distant, constant movement of the river.

About This Jasper Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jasper, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.008132, -93.186566. 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 Jasper includes the ZIP code (72641), telephone area code (479), county seat of Newton County (Jasper), and school district assignment (Jasper 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.