ZIP Code 72179

72179 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wilburn, Cleburne County.

City: Wilburn
County: Cleburne County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 721xx

Where this code sits

72179 is part of the 721xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Wilburn.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72179 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

501 Area code 501

ZIP codes nearest 72179

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72179.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72546	6.1 mi	Ida, AR
ZIP code 72581	6.4 mi	Tumbling Shoals, AR
ZIP code 72121	7.3 mi	Pangburn, AR
ZIP code 72545	9.0 mi	Heber Springs, AR
ZIP code 72523	9.2 mi	Concord, AR
ZIP code 72534	9.7 mi	Floral, AR
ZIP code 72543	9.8 mi	Heber Springs, AR
ZIP code 72085	11 mi	Letona, 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 72179, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72179. 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.