Salem Arkansas Map

About Salem, Arkansas

Salem is a locality in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. Salem is located at 33.6909°N, 92.6574°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72019.

Salem, Arkansas, exhales a quiet breath of the Ouachita foothills, where the land begins its gentle climb towards the higher ridges. It lies 52.8 miles south-west of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 225°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-east of East Camden. Pine and hardwood forests, the deep green of ages, spill down the slopes, their shadows lengthening with the afternoon sun. A pervasive stillness often settles here, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a bird. The air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and sun-baked pine needles, a scent that clings to the skin and whispers of the wildness just beyond the edges of habitation. The houses, scattered with an amiable disregard for strict order, seem to have grown from the soil themselves, their paint weathered by a hundred summers and winters, their porches open to the slow, steady unfolding of days. The history of Salem is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring fields and the quiet persistence of its people. This place, like much of the region, was shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, the land yielding its bounty to patient hands. Though the economic landscape has shifted over generations, the spirit of self-reliance remains. One can still feel the echoes of a time when farming was the heartbeat of the community, and the shared labor of harvest brought neighbors together. The local economy now draws sustenance from a more varied source, but the connection to the earth, to the cycles of planting and reaping, still underpins the character of Salem, a quiet testament to its enduring roots.

About This Salem Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Salem, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.690943, -92.657382. 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 Salem and Ouachita County.

Detailed location data for Salem includes the ZIP code (71720), telephone area code (870), county seat of Ouachita County (Camden), and school district assignment (Bryant Public Schools). 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 Salem is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.