Jericho Arkansas Map

About Jericho, Arkansas

Jericho is a locality in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 123.3 people per km². Jericho is located at 35.2859°N, 90.2270°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jericho is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72327.

Jericho emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse of the Mississippi Delta where the earth holds the dark, fertile weight of a long agricultural legacy. It lies 5.2 miles north-northwest of Marion, AR (from Marion, AR: bearing 341°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northwest of West Memphis. Fifteenmile Bayou carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its sluggish, silt-heavy waters defining the moisture and vitality of the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the crop rows, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Pecan Ridge, while the nearby expanse of Lloyd Bottom offers a low-lying contrast to the structured geometry of the farms. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the light catches the moisture rising from the earth, casting a bruised, violet hue over the open plains that makes the sky seem vast and heavy with the promise of evening rain.

Jericho maintains a quiet existence tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm established by generations who transformed this soil into a patchwork of productivity. The nearby Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds, its protected wetlands acting as a verdant counterpoint to the managed efficiency of the surrounding farmland. Only a few miles away, Wapanocca Lake remains a silent witness to the changing seasons, its still surface reflecting the shifting canopy of hardwoods that define the local woods. Life in Jericho moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the hum of machinery and the distant call of waterfowl across the refuge define the auditory landscape of a place deeply rooted in the heavy, black dirt of the valley.

About This Jericho Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jericho, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.285921, -90.22704. 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 Jericho includes the ZIP code (72327), telephone area code (501), county seat of Crittenden County (Marion), and school district assignment (Marion 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.