Mount Pleasant Arkansas Map

About Mount Pleasant, Arkansas

Mount Pleasant is a locality in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 353. The population density is 38.9 people per km². Mount Pleasant is located at 35.9814°N, 91.7774°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Pleasant is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71854, 71860, 72561.

Mount Pleasant emerges from the rugged terrain of the Ozark foothills, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge. It lies 14.7 miles north-northwest of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 334°T), and is situated 19.6 miles north-northwest of Southside. The land itself is a patchwork of dense hardwood forests and open, sun-bleached pastures that dip into the quiet depths of Cooper Hollow. A mile to the west, the Barren Fork winds its way through the limestone bedrock, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish patience that dictates the slow pace of the afternoon. As the sun begins to retreat behind the timberline, the air takes on a crisp, cooling weight, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the light has faded.

Mount Pleasant maintains a character forged by generations of agrarian resilience, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the soil and the quiet industry of the timber trade. The history of the locality is etched into the weathered siding of its older barns and the gravel roads that branch off toward Beatty Pond, providing a sense of permanence in an ever-shifting landscape. While the Batesville North Complex lies over a dozen miles away, residents here often find their recreation in the simple, unadorned beauty of their own backyards, observing the seasonal migration of birds or the blooming of dogwoods in the spring. Life here is not measured in grand gestures, but in the steady, rhythmic persistence of a culture that honors the land and the quiet solitude of the Arkansas woods.

About This Mount Pleasant Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.981423, -91.777383. 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 Mount Pleasant includes the ZIP code (71854, 71860, 72561), telephone area code (870, 501), county seat of Izard County (Melbourne), and school district assignment (Melbourne 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.