Sunset Arkansas Map

About Sunset, Arkansas

Sunset is a locality in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 184. The population density is 270.1 people per km². Sunset is located at 35.2240°N, 90.2056°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sunset is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72959, 72364.

Sunset emerges from the dense, verdant embrace of the Ozark National Forest, where the landscape folds into itself with a persistent, quiet gravity. It lies 19.2 miles south-southeast of Fayetteville, AR (from Fayetteville, AR: bearing 155°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south of Elkins. The terrain around Sunset is defined by the deep, shadowed recesses of Keets Hollow, a basin that holds the cool damp of the morning long after the sun has climbed high above the canopy. Shrader Branch winds its way through the undergrowth just a mile away, its path marked by the pale, smooth stones and the sudden, sharp scent of wet earth and moss. In the distance, the silhouettes of Bliss Ridge rise against the horizon like a jagged, ink-brushed line, while the gentle light of late afternoon catches the serrated leaves of hardwoods, casting long, fractured shadows across the forest floor.

Generations of labor have carved a life from these stubborn, wooded slopes, where the economy remains tethered to the slow pulse of the timber industry and the small-scale cultivation of the soil. Sunset carries the legacy of those who first cleared the thicket, building their homes from the very oak and pine that define the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet deeply connected to the seasonal rhythms of the woods and the nearby waters of Mount Gaylor Lake. Residents recognize the value of the silence that settles over the land at dusk, a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the occasional rustle of wildlife or the distant, rhythmic hum of a sawmill echoing through the trees.

About This Sunset Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunset, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.223979, -90.205642. 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 Sunset includes the ZIP code (72959, 72364), telephone area code (479, 501), county seat of Washington County (Fayetteville), and school district assignment (Marion 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.