Alma Map
Alma is a city in Crawford County located in the western part of U.S. state of Arkansas, along I-40 about 13 miles from the Oklahoma border. Alma's population is 4,734, making it the sixth largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Alma is located at 35°29?17?N 94°13?15?W / 35.48806°N 94.22083°W / 35.48806; -94.22083 (35.488013, -94.220796).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km²), of which 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) is water.
Nearby cities include Lavaca, Cedarville, Mountainburg, Barling, Fort Smith.