Oxford Arkansas Map

About Oxford, Arkansas

Oxford is a locality in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 573. The population density is 33.8 people per km². Oxford is located at 36.2090°N, 91.9183°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oxford is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72565, 72517.

Oxford endures as a quiet expanse of limestone and clay, where the land rises into subtle, verdant folds that define the northern reach of its rural character. It lies 26.6 miles east-southeast of Mountain Home, AR (from Mountain Home, AR: bearing 107°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Horseshoe Bend. Sandy Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain just a mile away, its waters moving with a deliberate, muddy patience that dictates the moisture of the surrounding thickets. To the east, the silhouette of Brushy Ridge marks the horizon with a jagged, forested crown, while the deeper depressions of Dry Hollow offer a cooler, shaded sanctuary for the native hardwoods. The light here tends toward a soft, hazy amber in the late afternoon, casting long shadows that settle over the fields like a heavy woolen blanket, rendering the landscape still and deeply contemplative.

Oxford maintains a pace of life tethered to the cycles of the soil and the modest industry of the surrounding woodlands. While the distant, tranquil surface of Spiritual Development Lake provides a point of reflection for the local ecology, the daily concerns of the residents remain rooted in the maintenance of their small-scale agricultural holdings and the slow, steady rhythm of regional trade. Visitors seeking a reprieve from the modern velocity often find their way toward Wayside Park, where the preservation of the natural flora serves as a quiet record of the environment’s original state. There is a profound sense of continuity in the way the local vernacular persists, echoing a history of self-reliance that has seen Oxford through decades of change without ever losing its fundamental, unadorned composure.

About This Oxford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oxford, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.20903, -91.918268. 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 Oxford includes the ZIP code (72565, 72517), telephone area code (501), county seat of Izard County (Melbourne), and school district assignment (Izard Cty Consolidated 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.