ZIP code · Des Arc · Arkansas · United States
ZIP code 72040 — Des Arc
ZIP code 72040 serves Des Arc, Arkansas.
- Postal code
- 72040Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Des Arc
- County
- Prairie FIPS 05117
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9751, -91.5113 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,432 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 14 / sq mi
- Land area
- 175 sq mi (453.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $37,623
- Per-capita income
- $30,739
- Median age
- 52.3
- Households
- 1,026
- Housing units
- 1,253
- Median home value
- $74,000
- Median gross rent
- $607 / month
- Congressional district
- AR-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 870Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 72040
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 33°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 52 |
| Avg low °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DES ARC (0.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 72040
- 2 schools
- 2 supermarkets
- 4 restaurants & cafés
- 3 parks
- 1 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 1 gas stations
- 5 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page