Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Pulaski County<1>.

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

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

Area Code for Westwood: 501

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

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

Beyond Arkansas, there are 81 communities that are also named Westwood - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (10), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Westwood ...

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

• Little Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <3>
• North Little Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <3>
• Benton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <3>
• Sherwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
• Jacksonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
• Bryant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryant is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <3>
• Maumelle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <3>
• Shannon Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
• Alexander
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexander is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <3>
• Mayflower
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood ...

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