ZIP Code 72956

72956 is one of Arkansas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Van Buren, Crawford County.

City: Van Buren
County: Crawford County
State: Arkansas
Prefix: 729xx

Where this code sits

72956 is part of the 729xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Van Buren is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Van Buren page.

Van Buren Arkansas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 72956 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

479 Area code 479

ZIP codes nearest 72956

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 72956.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 72957	1.7 mi	Van Buren, AR
ZIP code 72904	4.8 mi	Fort Smith, AR
ZIP code 72905	6.2 mi	Fort Smith, AR
ZIP code 72906	6.2 mi	Fort Smith, AR
ZIP code 72913	6.2 mi	Fort Smith, AR
ZIP code 72914	6.2 mi	Fort Smith, AR
ZIP code 72917	6.2 mi	Fort Smith, AR
ZIP code 72918	6.2 mi	Fort Smith, 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 72956, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 72956. 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.