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Welcome to Lakewood ...

Lakewood is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Lakewood is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lakewood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lakewood: 501

Communities Also Named Lakewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Lakewood: This one is located in Pulaski County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 96 communities that are also named Lakewood - they are located in Alabama (6), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois (6), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (8), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (9), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakewood.

Communities near Lakewood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakewood.

  • Little Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sherwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Bryant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Maumelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonoke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Shannon Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayflower
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lakewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakewood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakewood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakewood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood. See our Newspapers Page for Lakewood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakewood ...

Looking for more information about Lakewood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lakewood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lakewood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.