Lexa Arkansas Map

About Lexa, Arkansas

Lexa is a locality in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 194.9 people per km². Lexa is located at 34.5979°N, 90.7523°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lexa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72355.

Lexa occupies a flat, expansive stretch of land where the horizon pulls the sky downward to meet the dark, fertile soil of the Delta. It lies 28.4 miles south of Forrest City, AR (from Forrest City, AR: bearing 176°T), and is situated 10.4 miles west-northwest of Helena-West Helena. North Creek marks the landscape two miles to the west, its sluggish, winding path carving a quiet boundary through the fields that define the regional character. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the terrain shifts toward the dense, verdant cover of St. Francis National Forest just four miles away, where the air grows heavy with the scent of pine and damp earth. In the distance, the elevation rises slightly toward the modest slopes of Morrells Hill, a reminder that the land is not entirely surrendered to the plain. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting long, violet shadows across the furrows of the earth as the heat of the day finally relents.

Lexa maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal cycles of agriculture, a persistence that has anchored its identity since the early days of settlement. The local economy remains tied to the cultivation of these plains, with the vast, orderly rows of crops serving as the primary architecture of the region’s livelihood. A short distance away, the recreational stillness of Storm Creek Lake and the deeper woodlands of the St. Francis National Forest provide a sanctuary from the labor of the harvest. Travelers passing through might notice the quietude that settles over the streets, a silence punctuated only by the occasional hum of machinery or the distant movement of a train. History in Lexa is not found in monuments, but in the enduring connection between the people and the heavy, black dirt that has sustained them for generations.

About This Lexa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lexa, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.597878, -90.752334. 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 Lexa includes the ZIP code (72355), telephone area code (501), county seat of Phillips County (Helena-West Helena), 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.