Choctaw, Arkansas

Choctaw, Arkansas
Choctaw, Arkansas
Choctaw, Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°31′39″N 92°26′24″W / 35.52750°N 92.44000°W / 35.52750; -92.44000
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyVan Buren
Elevation
548 ft (167 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72028
Area code501
GNIS feature ID57548

Choctaw is an unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. Choctaw is located at the junction of U.S. Route 65, Arkansas Highway 9, and Arkansas Highway 330, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southeast of downtown Clinton. Choctaw has a post office with ZIP code 72028.

There was a previous location of the community, called "Old Choctaw" and people moved to a new area, "New Choctaw," after the former area was filled with water in the 1960s.