Explore Princeton, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Princeton, Arkansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arkansas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Princeton.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Princeton |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.981768 |
| Longitude | -92.624604 |
| Population | 13 |
| Density | 7.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 71725 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| County Seat | Fordyce |
| School District | Fordyce School District |
Princeton emerges from the quiet, verdant expanse of the Arkansas landscape, defined by the persistent, winding presence of the East Fork Tulip Creek. It lies 26.4 miles east-southeast of Arkadelphia, AR (from Arkadelphia, AR: bearing 111°T), and is situated 16.8 miles northwest of Fordyce. This waterway carves a shallow, rhythmic path through a terrain of dense, mixed hardwoods and pine, where the sunlight filters through the canopy in sharp, amber slivers during the late afternoon. The land here holds a heavy, damp stillness, undisturbed by the urgency of distant metropolises, and the earth remains firm beneath the weight of seasonal rains. While Rocky Hill stands as a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate surroundings of Princeton prioritize the subtle, intimate textures of the forest floor and the thick, humid air that clings to the valley bottoms.
Historical traces of early settlement linger in the weathered timber of older structures, reflecting a time when the economy was tethered strictly to the slow pulse of timber harvesting and subsistence agriculture. Life in Princeton moves with a measured, deliberate gravity, far removed from the bustle of the larger world, with the local pace dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. Residents often look toward the broader horizon for recreation, occasionally venturing toward the quiet expanse of Wilson Lake or finding reprieve in the natural shade offered by Wayside Park. Despite the quietude, a persistent, industrious spirit remains, anchoring the inhabitants to a way of life that values the tangible history of the soil and the enduring, quiet flow of the nearby creek.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Princeton, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.981768, -92.624604. 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 Princeton includes the ZIP code (71725), telephone area code (870), county seat of Dallas County (Fordyce), and school district assignment (Fordyce School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |