Perryville Arkansas Map

About Perryville, Arkansas

Perryville is a locality in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,390. The population density is 117.9 people per km². Perryville is located at 35.0048°N, 92.8027°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72126.

Perryville rests in the rolling, wooded hills of central Arkansas, where the land begins its slow, deliberate swell towards the Ouachita Mountains. It lies 21.2 miles west-south-west of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 254°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-south-west of Oppelo. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide and gnarled like ancient hands, dominate the landscape, their leaves a shifting mosaic of greens and browns that catch the sunlight in a thousand fleeting glints. The roads wind through this verdant embrace, often disappearing into the dense foliage only to emerge again, revealing glimpses of modest homes and fields cleared from the persistent forest. A quiet stillness often settles over Perryville, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a bird unseen in the dense canopy. The history of Perryville is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the timber that has long sustained its people. This is a place built on hard work, where generations have coaxed a living from the land, whether through farming the rich bottomlands or harvesting the abundant forests. The local economy, while diversified, still holds a strong connection to these roots, with agriculture and the timber industry playing significant roles. You can feel the echoes of this past in the weathered barns and the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture of the older buildings. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Perryville possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged in the enduring relationship between its inhabitants and the natural world that surrounds them.

About This Perryville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perryville, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.00481, -92.802667. 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 Perryville and Perry County.

Detailed location data for Perryville includes the ZIP code (72126), telephone area code (501), county seat of Perry County (Perryville), and school district assignment (Perryville 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 Perryville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.