ZIP code 72342: Helena-West Helena, AR

ZIP code 72342 is in Helena-West Helena (86% of residents) and Lake View (5.9%), in Phillips County, Arkansas. 7.8% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Arkansas's 1st congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 9; its state house district is State House District 62.

3,977residents (2020 Census)

108.5 sq miland area

2cities and towns

1congressional district

14voting precincts

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City and county

City or town	Share of ZIP residents
Helena-West Helena	86%
Lake View	5.9%

County	Share of ZIP residents
Phillips County	100%

Town or county subdivision	Share of ZIP residents
St. Francis township	85%
Hornor township	6.9%
Tappan township	6.8%
Lake township	0.8%
Spring Creek township	0.4%

Congressional district

Congressional district	Share of ZIP residents
Arkansas's 1st congressional district (AR-01)	100%

Elected officials

Office	Member	Contact	Share of residents
U.S. Representative (AR-01)	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R)	202-225-4076	100%
U.S. Senator	John Boozman (R)	202-224-4843 · contact form	statewide
U.S. Senator	Tom Cotton (R)	202-224-2353 · contact form	statewide
State Senator (State Senate District 9)	Reginald Murdock (Democratic)		100%
State Representative (State House District 62)	Mark McElroy (R)	870-222-8217	100%

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

Helena-West Helena website: http://www.magnolia-ar.com/
Helena-West Helena laws: search for the Helena-West Helena, Arkansas code of ordinances
Lake View laws: search for the Lake View, Arkansas code of ordinances
Phillips County website: http://phillipscounty.arkansas.gov/
Phillips County laws: search for the Phillips County, Arkansas code of ordinances

State legislative districts

State senate district	Share of ZIP residents
State Senate District 9	100%

State house district	Share of ZIP residents
State House District 62	100%

Voting precincts

14 voting precincts overlap ZIP 72342. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 72342 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.