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Welcome to Levy ...

Levy is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Levy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Levy is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Levy: 501

Communities Also Named Levy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Levy - they are located in Georgia, Missouri (2), New Mexico, Quebec, South Carolina and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Levy ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sherwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabot
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maumelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shannon Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayflower
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrightsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people

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 Levy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Levy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Levy. 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 Levy.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Levy ...

Looking for more information about Levy? 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 Levy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Levy.

Adding Levy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Levy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Levy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Levy post office opened in 1901. The Levy post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Levy.

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 Levy - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/