ZIP Code 72856

72856 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Pelsor, Pope County.

City: Pelsor
County: Pope County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 728xx

Where this code sits

72856 is part of the 728xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Pelsor.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72856 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 72856

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72856.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72655	11 mi	Mount Judea, AR
ZIP code 72683	11 mi	Vendor, AR
ZIP code 72686	12 mi	Witts Springs, AR
ZIP code 72679	14 mi	Tilly, AR
ZIP code 72628	14 mi	Deer, AR
ZIP code 72666	15 mi	Parthenon, AR
ZIP code 72839	16 mi	Hagarville, AR
ZIP code 72640	16 mi	Hasty, 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 72856, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72856. 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.