ZIP Code 72142

72142 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Scott, Pulaski County.

City: Scott
County: Pulaski County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 721xx

Where this code sits

72142 is part of the 721xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Scott.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72142 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

501 Area code 501

ZIP codes nearest 72142

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72142.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72117	5.4 mi	North Little Rock, AR
ZIP code 72053	6.5 mi	College Station, AR
ZIP code 72164	7.1 mi	Sweet Home, AR
ZIP code 72183	7.8 mi	Wrightsville, AR
ZIP code 72214	7.9 mi	Little Rock, AR
ZIP code 72231	8.5 mi	Little Rock, AR
ZIP code 72083	8.7 mi	Keo, AR
ZIP code 72206	9.2 mi	Little Rock, 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 72142, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72142. 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.