| City: | Batesville, Arkansas |
| County: | Independence County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:30 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 327 / 870 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.7698, -91.6409 |
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ZIP code 72503 serves a single address in Batesville, Arkansas: E College Street. This isn't a town or neighborhood. It's a dedicated postal code for a specific location, most likely Lyon College, a small liberal arts school founded in 1872. The ZIP exists entirely within the boundaries of 72501, the main Batesville ZIP code.
The post office maintains 303 PO Boxes at this location, along with 201 business delivery points. All 192 street delivery records point to E College Street with UNIT designators, the pattern you'd expect for campus buildings, dormitories, and offices. There's no residential population counted here because residents are assigned to the enclosing 72501 ZIP for Census purposes.
Mail addressed to 72503 goes through urban carrier routes rather than rural delivery. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, meaning recipients can choose between PO Box service and street delivery to specific units. For most campus mail, the street address format works: [Recipient], [Unit Number] E College St, Batesville, AR 72503.
The only street is E College Street with unit-based addressing for campus buildings.
ZIP Code 72503 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 169 people with an annual payroll of $8,592,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,695Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,040,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,592,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 169Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 72503 is located in Independence County, Arkansas, within the Batesville, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12900) and Arkansas's 1st Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 38,120 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 72503. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Batesville, ARSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 38,120Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 19318.29 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0504030Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Batesville city; ArkansasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 72503 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.