Located about 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Little Rock,[5] the city is part of the Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[7] Founded in 1880 by James K. Brodie, a 19th-century businessman; it was named for Jared E. Redfield, president of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway.

Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway,[8][9][10] also known as the "Arkansas Valley Route," a small settlement grew up around the new station named for company president Jared E. Redfield of Essex, Connecticut.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,505 people, 640 households, and 428 families residing in the city.

Private citizens are welcome to attend the council meetings which are held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall at 212 North Brodie Street, Redfield, on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Public education in northwest Jefferson county is administered by the White Hall School District.