ZIP Code 71740

71740 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Emerson, Columbia County.

City: Emerson
County: Columbia County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 717xx

Where this code sits

71740 is part of the 717xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Emerson.

Emerson Arkansas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 71740 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 71740

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 71740.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 71072	9.9 mi	Shongaloo, LA
ZIP code 71754	11 mi	Magnolia, AR
ZIP code 71753	12 mi	Magnolia, AR
ZIP code 71038	13 mi	Haynesville, LA
ZIP code 71861	14 mi	Taylor, AR
ZIP code 71075	16 mi	Springhill, LA
ZIP code 71021	17 mi	Cullen, LA
ZIP code 71071	17 mi	Sarepta, LA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 71740, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 71740. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.