Arkoma Oklahoma Map

About Arkoma, Oklahoma

Arkoma is a locality in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,976. The population density is 222.4 people per km². Arkoma is located at 35.3545°N, 94.4341°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74901.

Arkoma lies low where the land begins to surrender its secrets to the Arkansas River. It lies 3.0 miles south-west of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 223°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-west of Van Buren. The terrain here is a study in patient erosion, a gentle slump of earth that cradles scattered homes and fields. Sunlight, when it breaks free of the humid air, has a peculiar thickness, catching motes of dust stirred by the infrequent breeze and painting the corrugated tin roofs with a dull, burnished gleam. The air itself, especially in the languid afternoons, carries the scent of damp soil and the distant, sweet decay of fallen leaves, a scent that clings to the weathered wood of porches and the faded paint of pickup trucks. The history of Arkoma is bound to the river's caprice and the rich earth that has long sustained its people. Coal mining once defined the contours of this place, its veins a subterranean echo of the ridges that rim the horizon, though that era has largely receded, leaving behind a quiet resilience. The local economy now finds its footing in the fertile bottomlands, where crops like soybeans and corn rise in ordered rows, their green shoots a familiar punctuation against the wide Oklahoma sky. For generations, the rhythm of Arkoma has been dictated by the ebb and flow of the river and the turning of seasons, a steady, unhurried pulse that continues to beat in the heart of this river-kissed land.

About This Arkoma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arkoma, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.354536, -94.434104. 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 Arkoma and Le Flore County.

Detailed location data for Arkoma includes the ZIP code (74901), telephone area code (918), county seat of Le Flore County (Poteau), and school district assignment (Arkoma Public Schools). 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 Arkoma is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.