Fordyce, Arkansas

About Fordyce

Fordyce is a small town in southern Arkansas counting 3,174 people who proudly call it home.

Fordyce holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.73 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 472 residents per square mile.

📰 Fordyce News Today

• Helen Louise Smead Obituary Oct 30, 2026 Benton Funeral Home | Fordyce, AR · Oct 30
• Gary E. Jones Obituary Oct 27, 2026 Benton Funeral Home | Fordyce, AR · Oct 27
• Obituary | Earnestine Jimerson of Fordyce, Arkansas Paradise Funeral Home : Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Aug 16
• U.S. Marshals make arrest in deadly Fordyce shooting thv11.com · Feb 3
• One Dead in Fordyce Shooting, Suspect Still at Large KATV · Feb 1

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 Fordyce Unique

• Positioned in southern 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 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fordyce

• Roundtable Resturant

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dallas County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fordyce

• Charlotte Street Historic District reviews ★
• Fordyce City Park reviews ★
• Fordyce Park & Recreation reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Fordyce

• FORDYCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
• FORDYCE HIGH SCHOOL

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Dallas County Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Fordyce

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