Weldon Arkansas Map

About Weldon, Arkansas

Weldon is a locality in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 78.4 people per km². Weldon is located at 35.4454°N, 91.2315°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72112.

Weldon rests in a landscape of subtle, rolling terrain, where the rich alluvial soils of the White River basin have coaxed forth a verdant, agricultural heart. It lies 40.4 miles south-west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 227°T), and is situated 11.4 miles south-south-east of Newport. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops and damp earth, a perfume that clings to the very skin. Wide, open fields, often a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season's bounty, stretch out under a sky that seems to hold an unusual depth, its blues deepening to indigo as twilight approaches. The few scattered homes and farmsteads, their white paint often faded by the sun and wind, seem to hunker down against the vastness, their porch lights beginning to twinkle like fallen stars as evening settles in. The history of Weldon is inextricably tied to the fertile lands it occupies and the nearby waterways that once served as its arteries of commerce. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this place, with cotton and soybeans yielding their annual harvests under the persistent Arkansas sun. While the great riverboats are long gone, the echo of their passage still seems to linger in the quiet hum of the landscape, a reminder of a time when the White River was a bustling thoroughfare. Weldon itself, though small, holds the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered the storms of time, its enduring character shaped by the steady, unpretentious lives of its inhabitants and the enduring rhythm of the seasons.

About This Weldon Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Weldon, Arkansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Weldon and Jackson County.

Detailed location data for Weldon includes the ZIP code (72112), telephone area code (225), county seat of Jackson County (Newport), and school district assignment (Newport 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 Weldon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.