Powhatan Arkansas Map

About Powhatan, Arkansas

Powhatan is a locality in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 104. The population density is 73.4 people per km². Powhatan is located at 36.0823°N, 91.1185°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Powhatan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72458.

Powhatan rises from the alluvial soil of the Black River, where the slow, heavy currents carve a path through the dense hardwoods and thickets that define the Arkansas landscape. It lies 28.5 miles northwest of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 306°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Walnut Ridge. The terrain here transitions from the flat, fertile lowlands toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Young Ridge, which anchors the horizon to the west. On humid afternoons, the light catches the silt-heavy water of the Black River, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered copper that reflects the overhanging boughs of oak and hickory. A mile away, the quiet waters of Portia Bay offer a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic movement of the river, completing a geography defined by the steady, unpretentious intersection of earth and water.

Powhatan serves as a living record of the nineteenth-century commerce that once moved by steamboat, a legacy preserved today within the quiet grounds of Powhatan Courthouse State Park. The village grew as a vital river port, serving as a hub for settlers who relied on the Black River to transport timber and cotton to markets further downstream. While the industry of the riverbank has shifted, the architecture remains, maintaining a dignified character that speaks to a time when travel was measured in the slow churn of paddlewheels. Life in Powhatan moves at a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic reach of modern transit, favoring the seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields and the enduring quiet of a place that understands its own history.

About This Powhatan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Powhatan, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.082292, -91.118459. 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 Powhatan includes the ZIP code (72458), telephone area code (501), county seat of Lawrence County (Walnut Ridge), and school district assignment (Lawrence County 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.