Lakeview Arkansas Map

About Lakeview, Arkansas

Lakeview is a locality in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. Lakeview is located at 34.4168°N, 90.8009°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72642.

Lakeview rests on the edge of a broad, slow-moving expanse of water, a place where the Arkansas sky seems to press down with a gentle, humid weight. It lies 57.3 miles south-west of Horn Lake, MS (from Horn Lake, MS: bearing 230°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-north-west of Friars Point. The land here is flat, fertile, stretching out in wide, cultivated fields that meet the water's edge with a soft, green embrace. Willow trees, their branches weeping towards the surface, line the banks, their leaves catching the diffused sunlight and casting shimmering reflections. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and distant honeysuckle, hangs heavy, especially as the day begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon in bruised purples and molten golds. The quiet here is not an absence of sound, but a symphony of cicadas, the occasional distant drone of a tractor, and the murmur of the water lapping against the shore. The history of Lakeview is written in the rich alluvial soil, a legacy of cotton and soybeans that have sustained generations of its people. This agricultural heartland, shaped by the Mississippi River's ever-present influence, has seen its share of boom and bust, its economy intrinsically tied to the capricious generosity of the seasons and the global market. While large-scale farming remains a dominant force, echoes of a simpler past can be found in the weathered barns and the unhurried pace of life. There's a certain stoicism to Lakeview, a quiet resilience born from the land's demands and the community's enduring spirit, a spirit that finds expression in the shared stories and the simple pleasure of watching the sun bleed into the western sky over the placid waters.

About This Lakeview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeview, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.416769, -90.800944. 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 Lakeview and Phillips County.

Detailed location data for Lakeview includes the ZIP code (72342), telephone area code (479), county seat of Phillips County (Helena-West Helena), and school district assignment (Mountain Home 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 Lakeview is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.