Piney Arkansas Map

About Piney, Arkansas

Piney is a locality in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,238. The population density is 310.8 people per km². Piney is located at 34.5029°N, 93.1444°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72847, 72947, 72837.

Piney sits amidst a landscape defined by the rugged, verdant topography of the Arkansas interior, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant horizon. It lies 11.7 miles north-northwest of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 344°T), and is situated 15.7 miles east of Clarksville. Wilson Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local soil just a mile away, its current providing a steady, quiet pulse to the woodland floor. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain grows more demanding as it climbs toward the craggy slopes of Brushy Ridge, which dominates the view seven miles to the west. The air here holds a particular, thick clarity at dusk, when the shadows from the hardwood canopy stretch long and thin, cooling the humid afternoon until the insects begin their rhythmic, evening chorus.

Piney retains the character of a place built upon the labor of the timber and agricultural industries that have long defined the surrounding Ozark Purchase Unit. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Booger Hollow to understand the local geography, a natural basin that has shaped the movement of people and resources for generations. Economic life remains tethered to the land, influenced by the proximity of the Ozark Purchase Unit, which preserves the dense forest fiber that once fueled the early sawmills. Life in Piney moves with the deliberate pace of a season, where the light reflecting off the surface of Lake Vinson, seven miles distant, signals the shifting of the calendar more reliably than any clock.

About This Piney Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Piney, Arkansas. Coordinates: 34.502914, -93.144427. 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 Piney includes the ZIP code (72847, 72947, 72837), telephone area code (479, 870), county seat of Pope County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Lake Hamilton 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.