Elkins, Arkansas

About Elkins

Elkins, AR is a small town located in northwestern Arkansas counting 4,025 people who proudly call it home.

Elkins holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.87 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,040 residents per square mile.

📰 Elkins News Today

• Jimmie F. Mills Obituary (2026) - Elkins, AR - Moore's Chapel Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Michael Franklin "Mike" Bell's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information Berna Funeral Homes · Aug 8
• Wayne Douglas Elkins Obituary Aug 21, 2026 www.smithfamilycares.com · Aug 21
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Elkins, Arkansas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 10
• Elkins police investigating sexual assault accusation involving students on school bus - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · May 18

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 Elkins Unique

• Positioned in northwestern 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.
• Easy reach of Fayetteville (9 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Elkins

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🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Terra Studios · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elkins

• Lake Sequoyah Park reviews ★
• Bunch Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Elkins

• ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL
• ELKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL
• ELKINS PRIMARY SCHOOL

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Elkins

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