Friendship, Arkansas

About Friendship

Set in the southern part of Arkansas, Friendship is a tiny community, home to 166 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Friendship holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.71 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 234 residents per square mile.

📰 Friendship News Today

• OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Paul Berry and a pitch-perfect friendship - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jul 26
• Anna Fowler Obituary (1933 - 2026) - Friendship, AR - Malvern Daily Record Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• Friendship and title hopes collide in Arkansas-Nebraska WCWS opener Whole Hog Sports · May 27
• Arkansas woman forms friendship with CARTI doctor after breast cancer diagnosis KARK · Apr 21
• Friendship Aspire administrators appear before Charter Authorizing Panel Pine Bluff Commercial · Jan 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Friendship Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Friendship — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Friendship

• Drake’s Place

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Friendship

🏘️ Nearby Communities