Ulm Arkansas Map

About Ulm, Arkansas

Ulm is a locality in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 174. The population density is 163.5 people per km². Ulm is located at 34.5759°N, 91.4607°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72170.

Ulm sits low in the Arkansas Delta, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a humid, green breath. It lies 39.2 miles north-east of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 52°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-east of Stuttgart. The terrain here is a patient flatness, broken only by the slow, purposeful meander of bayous and drainage ditches that feed the mighty Arkansas River, its presence a constant, unseen force shaping the horizon. Fields of cotton and rice, in their respective seasons, stretch out like rumpled velvet under skies that can shift from a fierce, sun-bleached blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm in a matter of hours. The air, especially in the lingering afternoons, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops and the damp earth, a perfume that clings to everything with a gentle persistence. The history of Ulm is tied to the alluvial soil and the waterways that have always dictated life here. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile ground, established a foothold, and the local economy has long been anchored in agriculture, the cultivation of crops like rice and soybeans forming the backbone of the community. The quiet hum of tractors is a familiar sound, a steady rhythm against the backdrop of cicadas and the distant calls of unseen birds. While Ulm might not boast grand monuments, its character is etched into the weathered clapboard of its buildings and the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience honed by generations of working the land and navigating the subtle shifts of the river.

About This Ulm Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ulm, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.57593, -91.460683. 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 Ulm and Prairie County.

Detailed location data for Ulm includes the ZIP code (72170), telephone area code (501), county seat of Prairie County (Des Arc), and school district assignment (Hazen 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 Ulm is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.