Dumas, Arkansas

About Dumas

Dumas, AR is a small town located in southeastern Arkansas, home to 3,604 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Dumas holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.91 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,238 residents per square mile.

📰 Dumas News Today

• Venie Harris Obituary (2026) - Dumas, AR - Brown Funeral Home - Dumas Legacy | Obituary · Oct 10
• '28 Dumas RB Kentz Brown receives Arkansas offer - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Oct 5
• Obituary | Issac Ravion of Dumas, Arkansas Paradise Funeral Home : Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Mar 11
• Natalie Dumas Commits To University of Arkansas MileSplit United States · Feb 3
• RIGHT TIME RIGHT PLACE: Dumas kids strolled from friendship to courtship - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jul 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Arkansas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Dumas Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dumas

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Bamboo — chinese
• Big Boy's Bar-B-Q — barbecue
• El Toro — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Desha County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dumas

• Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dumas

• CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL
• DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL
• REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Delta Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Dumas

🏘️ Nearby Communities