Oakhaven Arkansas Map

About Oakhaven, Arkansas

Oakhaven is a locality in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 65. The population density is 545.6 people per km². Oakhaven is located at 33.7293°N, 93.6207°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakhaven is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71801.

Oakhaven emerges from the dense, humid embrace of the southwestern Arkansas landscape as a collection of quiet streets shaded by mature hardwoods and towering pines. It lies 31.2 miles northeast of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 50°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-northwest of Hope. Caney Creek winds silently through the lowlands just a mile from the center, its tea-colored waters pulling at the silt and limestone banks with a steady, ancient persistence. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the modest, weathered rise of Rocky Mound Hill, a silhouette that catches the bruised purples and golds of the evening light. The air here holds a heavy, sweet moisture, carrying the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves that seems to settle into the very pores of the timber-framed houses. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the Hope Upland preserves a wilder, unmanicured stretch of terrain where the grasses grow tall and the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, sharp call of a hawk.

Oakhaven carries the quiet weight of generations who carved a living from the stubborn soil, turning toward agriculture and timber as the primary rhythm of the local economy. While the town remains grounded in its rural roots, the presence of Bois d'Arc Lake twelve miles away serves as a distant, shimmering anchor for those who seek the stillness of open water amidst the thickets. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, defined by the seasonal work of the fields and the slow maintenance of the surrounding woodlands. There is a particular clarity to the mornings, when a thin, gray mist clings to the ground, blurring the edges of the porch steps and the fence lines before the sun burns it away. The people of Oakhaven maintain a culture of resilience, honoring a history that is less about grand proclamations and more about the endurance of a life lived close to the land.

About This Oakhaven Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakhaven, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.729283, -93.620734. 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 Oakhaven includes the ZIP code (71801), telephone area code (870), county seat of Hempstead County (Hope), and school district assignment (Hope 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.