Peach Orchard Arkansas Map

About Peach Orchard, Arkansas

Peach Orchard is a locality in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 86. The population density is 33.7 people per km². Peach Orchard is located at 36.2787°N, 90.6629°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72453.

Peach Orchard lies in a quiet fold of Clay County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the Ozark foothills. It lies 17.8 miles north-north-west of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 329°T), and is situated 17.2 miles east of Pocahontas. The terrain here is a gentle tapestry of fertile bottomland, stitched with the silver threads of meandering creeks that feed the St. Francis River. Fields of ripening corn and soybeans stretch out under a sky that often hangs a soft, hazy blue, interrupted only by the stately march of cumulus clouds. Ancient oaks and elms, their branches gnarled with the wisdom of seasons, cast long shadows across the dusty lanes, and the air, especially in the humid embrace of late summer, carries the sweet, earthy perfume of damp soil and ripening fruit. The character of Peach Orchard is one of patient endurance, a place where the land dictates the pace, and life unfolds with a quiet, unhurried cadence. The history of Peach Orchard is deeply intertwined with the bounty of its soil, a tradition that echoes in its very name, though commercial peach orchards are a memory more than a present-day reality. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locality, a legacy passed down from families who cleared the land and coaxed sustenance from its rich, alluvial deposits. The local economy still leans heavily on the cultivation of crops like cotton and soybeans, their broad green expanses a familiar sight against the horizon. While grand universities or bustling industries are absent, Peach Orchard possesses a distinct charm in its understated resilience, a place where neighbors still know each other’s names and the shared experiences of planting and harvest bind the community together, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of rural Arkansas.

About This Peach Orchard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Peach Orchard, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.278675, -90.66289. 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 Peach Orchard and Clay County.

Detailed location data for Peach Orchard includes the ZIP code (72453), telephone area code (501), county seat of Clay County (Corning), and school district assignment (Greene County Technical 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 Peach Orchard is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.