ZIP code · Helena · Arkansas · United States
ZIP code 72342 — Helena
ZIP code 72342 serves Helena, Arkansas.
- Postal code
- 72342Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Helena
- County
- Phillips FIPS 05107
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5325, -90.6298 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,971 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 37 / sq mi
- Land area
- 108.5 sq mi (281.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $39,191
- Per-capita income
- $20,332
- Median age
- 47
- Households
- 1,633
- Housing units
- 2,448
- Median home value
- $99,000
- Median gross rent
- $655 / 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 72342
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Avg low °F | 32 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HELENA (2.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 72342
- 12 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 4 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 6 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 15 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 3 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 39 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 6 gas stations
- 6 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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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
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