Lake View Arkansas Map

About Lake View, Arkansas

Lake View is a locality in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 327. The population density is 25.2 people per km². Lake View is located at 34.4212°N, 90.8133°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake View is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72437.

Lake View occupies a flat expanse of fertile soil where the horizon stretches wide under a heavy, humid sky. It lies 11.7 miles south-southeast of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 168°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Brookland. The landscape around Lake View remains defined by the Saint Francis River, which snakes through the bottomlands just a mile away, feeding the dense thickets of the Saint Francis Sunken Lands where cypress knees rise from the dark, still water like ancient sentinels. Further inland, the terrain shifts toward the quiet depression of Deasons Lake, and the broader, more distant reach of Lake Frierson provides a rare break in the endless, patchwork quilt of agricultural fields. During the summer months, the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, and the light at dusk turns the dusty roads into ribbons of bruised purple and gold.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Lake View, where generations of families have aligned their fortunes with the cycles of planting and harvest. The presence of the nearby Saint Francis Sunken Lands serves as a constant reminder of the region’s volatile geological history, where the land once shuddered and settled into its current, low-lying configuration. Despite the quietude, the economy relies on the patient labor of those who work the black soil, transforming the flat plains into a productive engine for the region. Life in Lake View moves with a deliberate, measured consistency, favoring the steady work of the fields and the long, slow conversations that occur on front porches when the heat finally breaks in the evening.

About This Lake View Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake View, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.42116, -90.813314. 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 Lake View includes the ZIP code (72437), telephone area code (501), county seat of Craighead County (Jonesboro), and school district assignment (Barton-Lexa 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.