West Point Arkansas Map

About West Point, Arkansas

West Point is a locality in White County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 170. The population density is 152.6 people per km². West Point is located at 35.2033°N, 91.6099°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72143, 72734, 72178.

West Point occupies a low, verdant expanse where the currents of the Little Red River carve a persistent, winding path through the heavy Arkansas silt. It lies 7.5 miles east-southeast of Searcy, AR (from Searcy, AR: bearing 114°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southwest of Bald Knob. The air here holds a humid weight, thick with the scent of damp earth and the pervasive, sweet musk of bottomland hardwoods that grow tall and dense against the horizon. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Hogpen Ridge rises against the dusk, casting a long, violet shadow across the flat fields. Nearby, the water of Milliken Lake remains still and dark, a quiet mirror for the cypress knees that break the surface like weathered knuckles. The landscape is defined by this interplay of slow water and rising ground, a geography that demands patience from the land and those who walk upon it.

West Point maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the vast, protected wetlands of the Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge that envelop the surroundings in a sanctuary of migratory flight and seasonal transition. Much of the local character is tied to the rhythms of the soil and the cycles of the seasons, where the economy has long been tethered to the productivity of the surrounding bottomlands and the careful management of natural resources. History here is quiet, etched into the weathered siding of barns and the persistent memory of families who have worked these fields for generations. In the late afternoon, when the light turns a bruised gold, the intersection of agricultural labor and conservation defines the spirit of West Point, reflecting a community that understands its existence as a fleeting, necessary part of the wider wild.

About This West Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Point, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.203307, -91.609897. 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 West Point includes the ZIP code (72143, 72734, 72178), telephone area code (479, 501), county seat of White County (Searcy), and school district assignment (Riverview 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.