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 34. The population density is 85.8 people per km². Oakhaven is located at 33.7293°N, 93.6207°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71801.

Oakhaven rests in a landscape of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands, a testament to the slow, persistent work of water and wind across the Arkansas soil. It lies 31.2 miles north-east of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 50°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-north-west of Hope. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, distant scent of pine. Mature oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient knuckles, punctuate the fields and line the quiet roads, their leaves a deep, resonant green that deepens to near-black as dusk begins to bleed into the sky. The land itself feels substantial, grounded, with a subtle slope that guides the infrequent rains toward the meandering creeks that thread through the countryside, their banks often softened by a fringe of cattails and whispering reeds. The history of Oakhaven is intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Hempstead County, a place where the cultivation of cotton once dictated the rhythm of life. While the fields still bear the signs of recent harvests, their golden stubble catching the low sun, the economic pulse has diversified. Small businesses, often family-run, now form the backbone of the local commerce, their storefronts bearing the quiet dignity of endurance. You can still see the faint outlines of older structures, the ghost of a wider road, remnants of a time when Oakhaven was a more central hub for the surrounding farms, a place where goods were traded and news exchanged with the slow, deliberate pace of rural communication. A particular quietude pervades the evenings, broken only by the chirping of crickets and the occasional distant hum of a passing vehicle, a sound that seems to emphasize the vast, starlit expanse overhead.

About This Oakhaven Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Oakhaven, Arkansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Oakhaven and Hempstead County.

Detailed location data for Oakhaven includes the ZIP code (71801), telephone area code (337), county seat of Hempstead County (Hope), and school district assignment (Hope 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 Oakhaven is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.