Perla Arkansas Map

About Perla, Arkansas

Perla is a locality in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 257. The population density is 103.0 people per km². Perla is located at 34.3645°N, 92.7716°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Perla is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72104.

Perla occupies a modest expanse of land where the earth rises into low, unassuming ridges softened by a thick cover of pine and hardwood. It lies 2.4 miles east of Malvern, AR (from Malvern, AR: bearing 86°T), and is situated 18.8 miles east-southeast of Hot Springs. Town Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the terrain, its waters carrying the sediment of the surrounding woodlands toward the broader, slow-moving basins of the region. During the humid transitions of dusk, the light here turns a bruised, atmospheric gold, catching the serrated edges of leaves and casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Shinn Mountain. Beyond the immediate tree line, the geography remains defined by the subtle, uneven ground of the interior, where the air holds a heavy, lingering warmth that seems to settle into the very fiber of the soil.

Perla carries the weight of a local economy rooted in the fundamental work of the land, reflecting a history shaped by the steady, industrious pace of those who built their lives away from the bustling centers of the state. Residents often find their way toward Centennial Park, a place that offers a quiet pause from the daily labor of extraction and timber that has long sustained the surrounding area. While the deep, clear waters of Lake Catherine remain a brief journey away, the local rhythm is dictated more by the modest, terrestrial concerns of the immediate landscape. Life in Perla moves with an internal consistency, marked by the changing colors of dogwood and redbud that signal the shifting seasons, and a quiet, unassuming endurance that defines the character of those who remain.

About This Perla Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perla, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.364538, -92.771556. 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 Perla includes the ZIP code (72104), telephone area code (501), county seat of Hot Spring County (Malvern), and school district assignment (Malvern Special 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.