ZIP Code 72821

72821 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Altus, Franklin County.

City: Altus
County: Franklin County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 728xx

Where this code sits

72821 is part of the 728xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Altus.

Altus Arkansas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72821 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

479 Area code 479

ZIP codes nearest 72821

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72821.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72820	2.4 mi	Alix, AR
ZIP code 72832	4.9 mi	Coal Hill, AR
ZIP code 72949	7.6 mi	Ozark, AR
ZIP code 72840	8.2 mi	Hartman, AR
ZIP code 72855	9.9 mi	Paris, AR
ZIP code 72865	12 mi	Subiaco, AR
ZIP code 72951	12 mi	Ratcliff, AR
ZIP code 72863	13 mi	Scranton, 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 72821, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72821. 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.