The GPS coordinates of Jonesboro are latitude 35.8423° and longitude -90.7043°. In directional format: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W. These coordinates mark the center of Jonesboro in Arkansas and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

Jonesboro is a city in Arkansas, United States, on the continent of North America. It falls within Craighead County. View its exact position on the satellite map above or check nearby cities for regional context.

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Jonesboro sits at: Latitude 35° 50' 32" N and Longitude 90° 42' 15" W. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Jonesboro has a population of approximately 73,907 people. This is roughly 2.393% of Arkansas's total population. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in Arkansas.

The interactive satellite map of Jonesboro is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates 35.8423, -90.7043 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Jonesboro in Arkansas. For broader context, explore the Arkansas state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Jonesboro is Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), roughly 5 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Jonesboro is approximately 189 km (117 mi) from Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in Arkansas.

Jonesboro sits at an elevation of approximately 99 meters (325 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for Arkansas.

The closest cities to Jonesboro include Bono, Brookland, Bay. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Jonesboro, sunrise is at 04:18 AM and sunset is at 05:56 PM, giving a day length of 13h 37m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Jonesboro's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Jonesboro is approximately 3,990 km (2,479 mi) from the Equator, in the northern hemisphere. It's also about 8,185 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Jonesboro — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 2,155 km from the true antipode. Since about 71% of the Earth's surface is ocean, most antipodal points land in open water rather than on a named city.

Jonesboro is approximately 552 km (343 mi) N of Washington, the national capital of United States, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.