Scranton, Arkansas

About Scranton

Scranton is a tiny community in western Arkansas counting 260 people who proudly call it home.

Scranton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.51 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 510 residents per square mile.

📰 Scranton News Today

• Matalyn Johnson Sports Illustrated · Aug 14
• Scranton (AR) High School Sports - Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and more MaxPreps · Feb 6
• Arkansas TV Sports 2026 Softball State Finals: 1A - Taylor vs. Scranton PBS · May 23
• Lester Clyde Fleming, Sr., Obituary May 11, 2026 Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home · May 11
• Trudy Ann Scranton - View Obituary & Service Information powellfuneralhome.net · Nov 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Scranton Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Scranton — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western 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 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Scranton

• SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL

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

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