Alma, Arkansas

Alma, Arkansas
City
Popeye statue in downtown Alma
Mottoes:  Crossroads of America Spinach Capital of the World
Location of Alma in Crawford County, Arkansas.
Alma Location in Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°29′31″N 94°13′00″W / 35.49194°N 94.21667°W / 35.49194; -94.21667
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Crawford
Incorporated	1874
Area [1]
• Total	5.90 sq mi (15.28 km2)
• Land	5.73 sq mi (14.84 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation [2]	466 ft (142 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,825
• Density	1,016.58/sq mi (392.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP Code	72921
Area code	479
FIPS code	05-00970
GNIS feature ID	2403086[2]
Website	cityofalma.org

Alma is a city in Crawford County, in far western Arkansas, United States. It is located within the Arkansas River Valley at the edge of the Ozark Mountains; the city is the sixth largest in the Fort Smith metropolitan area.^[3] The population was 5,419 at the 2010 Census.^[4] Interstates 40 and 49 were constructed to intersect near the exicting city.