Monticello Arkansas Map

About Monticello, Arkansas

Monticello is a locality in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,257. The population density is 299.5 people per km². Monticello is located at 33.6290°N, 91.7910°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71655.

Monticello dreams under a wide Arkansas sky, its landscape a gentle unfolding of pine-studded hills and fertile bottomlands. It lies 43.2 miles south-south-east of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 164°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Wilmar. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of freshly turned soil and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to deepen with the fading light. Ditches along the roadsides are often carpeted with wildflowers, their bright colors a fleeting punctuation against the verdant green of the surrounding woods, hinting at the wilder, untamed beauty that still holds sway just beyond the tidy houses and manicured lawns. The terrain itself, a soft undulation rather than a dramatic rise, lends a quiet, unassuming character to the place, as if the land itself breathes a slow, steady rhythm. This quiet corner of Drew County has roots reaching back to a time when cotton fields stretched as far as the eye could see, and the local economy, then as now, was deeply intertwined with the bounty of the earth. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, with soybeans and timber adding to the traditional crops, Monticello has also found new life as a hub for education, home to the University of Arkansas at Monticello, which brings a vibrant energy and a fresh current of thought to the community. The legacy of those earlier days is still palpable, however, in the enduring spirit of its people and in the way the town itself seems to pause, as if listening to the echoes of its past, before continuing its unhurried progression into the present.

About This Monticello Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Monticello, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.628997, -91.790964. 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 Monticello and Drew County.

Detailed location data for Monticello includes the ZIP code (71655), telephone area code (870), county seat of Drew County (Monticello), and school district assignment (Monticello 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 Monticello is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.