Tupelo Arkansas Map

About Tupelo, Arkansas

Tupelo is a locality in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 70. The population density is 97.2 people per km². Tupelo is located at 35.3931°N, 91.2307°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tupelo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72169.

Tupelo emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Arkansas lowlands as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 30.2 miles east-northeast of Searcy, AR (from Searcy, AR: bearing 71°T), and is situated 14.9 miles south of Newport. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Pulltight Ridge that anchors the western view. Moisture hangs heavy in the air, a persistent weight that keeps the surrounding hardwoods and pine thickets in a state of verdant transition. To the east, the landscape softens toward the Cache River, where the water moves with a deliberate, muddy patience through the dense bottomlands. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust of the fields and turning the entire atmosphere into a pale, bruised violet that lingers long after the sun has slipped away.

Tupelo remains a place defined by the rhythm of the soil, where the economy is inextricably bound to the cycles of planting and harvest. The nearby Cache River National Wildlife Refuge serves as a reminder of the wilder, untamed character of this region, preserving a sanctuary for migratory birds and the slow, submerged life of the wetlands. A few miles away, the stillness of Blue Hole offers a reflective contrast to the labor of the nearby agrarian plots. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring persistence of those who work the land, maintaining a steady, modest pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of the modern world. Life in Tupelo moves with the quiet confidence of a place that understands its own value, tucked deep within the interior of a state that favors the grounded over the spectacular.

About This Tupelo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tupelo, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.39314, -91.230682. 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 Tupelo includes the ZIP code (72169), telephone area code (501), county seat of Jackson County (Newport), and school district assignment (Newport 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.