Mountainburg Arkansas Map

About Mountainburg, Arkansas

Mountainburg is a locality in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 528. The population density is 138.5 people per km². Mountainburg is located at 35.6496°N, 94.1624°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mountainburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72946.

Mountainburg unfolds across the rugged terrain where the persistent flow of Frog Bayou carves a path through the dense, verdant undergrowth. It lies 17.1 miles northeast of Van Buren, AR (from Van Buren, AR: bearing 36°T), and is situated 11.3 miles north-northeast of Alma. The landscape is defined by the sharp, rising shadows of Burr Ridge visible on the horizon, while the nearby Ozark National Forest offers a sprawling expanse of hardwood and pine that cools the midday air. Light filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the damp earth and the quiet, persistent moss that clings to the limestone outcrops. Only two miles away, the surface of Lake Shepherd Springs remains undisturbed, reflecting the heavy, humid sky and the deep greens of the surrounding wilderness.

History in Mountainburg is measured in the slow accumulation of decades, where the remnants of early transit routes still echo beneath the modern pace of life. The economy finds its footing in the quiet industry of the land, drawing from the timber and the seasonal rhythms of the woods that have sustained local families for generations. Farther afield, the deep depression of Norman Hollow shelters the land from the harsher winds, while the distant, historic path of the Butterfield Hiking Trail draws those who seek to traverse the ancient, challenging ridges. Life here moves with the deliberate gravity of the seasons, turning on the small, essential details: the sudden fragrance of blooming redbud in the spring and the way the evening mist settles into the lowlands to soften the edges of the world.

About This Mountainburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mountainburg, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.649625, -94.162407. 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 Mountainburg includes the ZIP code (72946), telephone area code (479), county seat of Crawford County (Van Buren), and school district assignment (Mountainburg Schools).

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.