ZIP Code 72542

72542 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Hardy, Sharp County.

City: Hardy
County: Sharp County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 725xx

Where this code sits

72542 is part of the 725xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Hardy.

Hardy Arkansas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72542 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 72542

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72542.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72482	5.6 mi	Williford, AR
ZIP code 72529	6.7 mi	Cherokee Village, AR
ZIP code 72525	10 mi	Cherokee Village, AR
ZIP code 72554	11 mi	Mammoth Spring, AR
ZIP code 72460	11 mi	Ravenden Springs, AR
ZIP code 72459	12 mi	Ravenden, AR
ZIP code 72513	15 mi	Ash Flat, AR
ZIP code 72434	15 mi	Imboden, 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 72542, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72542. 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.