West Point, Arkansas

About West Point

West Point, AR is a tiny community located in eastern Arkansas with an estimated population of 172.

West Point holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.43 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 400 residents per square mile.

📰 West Point News Today

• Body found in 1990 at West Point Lake identified as Arkansas man WTVM.com · May 21
• Womack, Boozman earn national leadership honors Southwest Times Record · Mar 2
• Heber Springs senior Eva Orr charts the enlist path, heads FCCLA and eyes West Point KATV · Feb 25
• Mary Means Business: Anthony’s owner to operate West Point microbrewery The Commercial Dispatch · Nov 20
• Linda Rolett Roberson Obituary (2026) - Searcy, AR - Searcy McEuen Funeral Home - Searcy Legacy | Obituary · Jun 9

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What Makes West Point Unique

• One of 13 places in the US named West Point — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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