Washington Arkansas Map

About Washington, Arkansas

Washington is a locality in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 94. The population density is 36.0 people per km². Washington is located at 33.7729°N, 93.6833°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Washington is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72444, 71862.

Washington occupies a quiet expanse of southwestern Arkansas, where the landscape transitions from open fields to the dense, tangled undergrowth of pine and hardwood timber. It lies 30.8 miles northwest of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 317°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-northeast of Pocahontas. The light at dusk here possesses a heavy, amber quality, casting long shadows across the red clay soil as the heat of the day dissipates into the cooling earth. While the terrain remains largely level, the distant silhouette of Gum Ridge rises against the horizon to the north, offering a faint, jagged contrast to the gentle, undulating plains that surround the area. Water sustains the land with quiet persistence, as Lemmons Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the brush only a mile away, and the still, reflective surface of R J Barnett Lake sits just two miles from the center of the settlement.

Washington carries the weight of a complex American narrative, having served as a vital crossroads and a temporary seat of the state government during the nineteenth century. The local economy, once tethered to the movement of stagecoaches and the labor of the frontier, has evolved into a stewardship of memory and preservation, where the architecture of the past remains carefully maintained against the slow encroach of time. Beyond the immediate village, the Robert Hankins/mud Creek Wildlife Demonstration Area provides a sanctuary for local flora and fauna, maintaining a natural silence that feels largely untouched by the velocity of modern industry. Life in Washington moves at a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the woods and the persistent, quiet endurance of a place that remembers its own significance.

About This Washington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washington, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.772882, -93.683293. 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 Washington includes the ZIP code (72444, 71862), telephone area code (501, 870), county seat of Randolph County (Pocahontas), and school district assignment (Hope 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.