Rivervale Arkansas Map

About Rivervale, Arkansas

Rivervale is a locality in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 4.6 people per km². Rivervale is located at 35.6740°N, 90.3401°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72377.

Rivervale lies under a sky that often stretches, a pale, boundless canvas reflecting the deep, slow currents of the Mississippi River’s influence, even miles inland. It lies 23.5 miles east-south-east of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 120°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Trumann. The land here is a study in patient flatness, a fertile expanse where the earth exhales a humid breath, thick with the scent of rich soil and distant, sun-baked hay. Cypress knees erupt from the occasional marshy depression, dark, gnarled knuckles gripping the mud, while stands of oak and pine form dense, green walls along the infrequent drainage ditches, their shadows lengthening and blurring as the day wears on. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a certain weight, a stillness that feels almost audible, broken only by the drone of cicadas or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Rivervale is written in the slow, deliberate rise and fall of cotton fields and the persistent murmur of the river that has shaped its destiny. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who worked its soil, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest. While farming remains a vital thread in Rivervale’s economic fabric, the echoes of past industries, perhaps a long-vanished lumber mill or a steamboat landing now reclaimed by reeds, can still be felt in the quiet lanes and the weathered facades of older buildings. The distinctive character of Rivervale is not in grand monuments, but in the subtle grace of a porch swing swaying in the breeze, the shared nod between neighbors, and the deep, unhurried rhythm of life unfolding with the sun.

About This Rivervale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rivervale, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.673967, -90.3401. 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 Rivervale and Poinsett County.

Detailed location data for Rivervale includes the ZIP code (72377), telephone area code (501), county seat of Poinsett County (Harrisburg), and school district assignment (East Poinsett County 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 Rivervale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.