Marvell Arkansas Map

About Marvell, Arkansas

Marvell is a locality in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 855. The population density is 229.9 people per km². Marvell is located at 34.5557°N, 90.9129°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marvell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72366.

Marvell spreads across the flat, fertile expanse of the Arkansas delta, where the horizon pulls tight against the sky like a canvas stretched for a heavy, golden brush. It lies 32.0 miles south-southwest of Forrest City, AR (from Forrest City, AR: bearing 193°T), and is situated 18.5 miles west of Helena-West Helena. The landscape here is defined by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where furrowed rows of cotton and soy stretch toward the distant, hazy blue silhouette of Skidmore Ridge, visible only when the air turns crisp and clear. Crooked Creek meanders through the low-lying fields just two miles from the center, acting as a slow, muddy vein that feeds the thirsty silt. Residents often find a moment of quiet reflection at Wayside Park, a modest stretch of green that offers a reprieve from the relentless summer heat, while the deeper, wilder timber of Saint Francis National Forest waits sixteen miles away, holding the stillness of the woods in its shadows.

Marvell anchors itself in the enduring labor of the earth, its economy tied to the seasonal pulse of planting and harvest that has dictated the pace of life for generations. The influence of the land is visible in the weathered facades of the main street, where the architectural remnants of a bygone era stand as silent witnesses to the town’s evolution from an agricultural outpost into a place defined by its steady, deliberate resilience. Life moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, often punctuated by the distant, rhythmic hum of machinery echoing across the fields toward the basin of Warrior Bottom. Even the light here possesses a distinct quality, casting long, amber shadows that catch the dust of the road and turn the mundane activity of a Tuesday afternoon into something heavy with the gravity of the plains.

About This Marvell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marvell, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.555656, -90.912893. 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 Marvell includes the ZIP code (72366), telephone area code (501), county seat of Phillips County (Helena-West Helena), and school district assignment (Marvell 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.