ZIP Code 72040

72040 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Des Arc, Prairie County.

City: Des Arc
County: Prairie County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 720xx

Where this code sits

72040 is part of the 720xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Des Arc.

Des Arc Arkansas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72040 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 72040

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72040.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72017	9.7 mi	Biscoe, AR
ZIP code 72060	12 mi	Griffithville, AR
ZIP code 72066	13 mi	Hickory Plains, AR
ZIP code 72064	14 mi	Hazen, AR
ZIP code 72059	16 mi	Gregory, AR
ZIP code 72041	16 mi	De Valls Bluff, AR
ZIP code 72036	16 mi	Cotton Plant, AR
ZIP code 72178	17 mi	West Point, AR

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 72040, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72040. 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.