Scranton Arkansas Map

About Scranton, Arkansas

Scranton is a locality in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 186.9 people per km². Scranton is located at 35.3612°N, 93.5357°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Scranton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72863.

Scranton emerges from the humid, verdant landscape of the Arkansas River Valley as a quiet confluence of bottomland and timber. It lies 23.4 miles west-northwest of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 284°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-southwest of Clarksville. The winding path of Cane Creek carves a low, persistent furrow through the earth nearby, feeding the damp, rich soils that support a tapestry of hardwood and pine. To the north, the faint, hazy silhouette of Sand Ridge marks the horizon, a constant, stable presence against the shifting light of long afternoons. Residents find a singular stillness within the Dardanelle Recreation Area, where the land meets the expansive, shimmering surface of Lake Dardanelle, offering a perspective on a geography defined not by elevation, but by the slow, deliberate work of water and silt.

Scranton retains a character forged by the steady, unpretentious labor of agriculture and the rhythms of a rural existence. The economy remains tethered to the vitality of the soil, with fields that stretch toward the distant slopes of Cedar Bottom, reflecting a heritage of farming that has long anchored the local identity. Life in Scranton moves with the measured pace of the seasons, where the heat of midsummer settles thick over the pastures and the crisp autumn air brings a clarity to the work of the harvest. There is a perceptible dignity in this endurance, a quiet persistence found in the maintenance of fences and the seasonal turn of the earth, ensuring that the history of the place remains legible in the everyday motions of those who call it home.

About This Scranton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scranton, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.361197, -93.535743. 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 Scranton includes the ZIP code (72863), telephone area code (479), county seat of Logan County (Booneville), and school district assignment (Scranton 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.