ZIP Code 72048

72048 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ethel, Arkansas County.

City: Ethel
County: Arkansas County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 720xx

Where this code sits

72048 is part of the 720xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ethel.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72048 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 72048

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72048.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72140	10 mi	Saint Charles, AR
ZIP code 72367	11 mi	Mellwood, AR
ZIP code 72042	11 mi	De Witt, AR
ZIP code 72353	12 mi	Lambrook, AR
ZIP code 72328	12 mi	Crumrod, AR
ZIP code 72166	12 mi	Tichnor, AR
ZIP code 72379	14 mi	Snow Lake, AR
ZIP code 72333	15 mi	Elaine, 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 72048, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72048. 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.