Urbana, Arkansas

Urbana is an unincorporated community in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Urbana is 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of El Dorado. Urbana has a post office with ZIP code 71768.[2]

Urbana, Arkansas
Urbana, Arkansas
Urbana, Arkansas
Coordinates: 33°09′34″N 92°26′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyUnion
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71768
Area code(s)870
GNIS feature ID55863[1]

Gertrude Jeannette (1914-2018), actress, was born in Urbana.[3]

Education

It is in the El Dorado School District.[4][5] The district operates El Dorado High School.

In 1978 the Lawson and Urbana school districts merged into the El Dorado district.[6]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Urbana, Arkansas
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Gertrude Jeannette
  4. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Union County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 27, 2021. Compare to highway map for unincorporated areas.
  5. "General Highway Map Arkansas County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2021-02-25. - See Lawson and Urbana on the map.
  6. Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 16 (PDF p. 16/27).


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