United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location. Many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture. However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.
Following is a list of United States post offices in Arkansas. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.
Post officeCityDate builtImageArchitectNotesBerryville Post OfficeBerryville1938Louis A. SimonOld Camden Post OfficeCamden1895Asa MorganCrossett Post OfficeCrossett1939Louis A. SimonDardanelle Agriculture and Post OfficeDardanelle1938Louis A. Simon,Neal A. MelickDeWitt Post OfficeDeWitt1939Louis A. SimonOld Post OfficeFayetteville1911James Knox TaylorJudge Isaac C. Parker Federal BuildingFort Smith1937Louis A. Simon,Neal A. MelickOld Post OfficeHot Springs1901James Knox TaylorLake Village Post OfficeLake Village1938Louis A. SimonRichard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and CourthouseLittle Rock1932James A. Wetmore,Louis A. SimonOld Post Office Building and CustomhouseLittle Rock1876–1881James B. HillOld Post OfficeMena1917James A. Wetmore Monticello Post OfficeMonticello1937Louis A. SimonMorrilton Post OfficeMorrilton1936Louis A. SimonNorth Little Rock Post OfficeNorth Little Rock1931Charles L. ThompsonNashville Post OfficeNashville1936–1937Louis A. Simon,Algernon BlairHuddleston Store and McKinzie StoreOden1912unknownParis Post OfficeParis1937Louis A. SimonPiggott Post OfficePiggott1937–1941Dan Rhodes,Louis A. SimonPine Ridge Post OfficePine RidgePocahontas Post OfficePocahontas1936F. L. Rice,T. Jarvis Co.Doe Branch Post OfficePulaski County1890Noah RichardsSearcy Post OfficeSearcy1914Oscar WenderothCampbell Post Office–Kuykendall General StoreSearcy County1900unknownUnited States Post Office (Stuttgart, Arkansas)Stuttgart1931James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Texarkana, Arkansas–Texas)Texarkana1933Perkins, Chatten & Hammond;James A. Wetmore;Witt, Seibert & HalseyVan Buren Post OfficeVan Buren1936Louis A. Simon,Neal A. MelickOld Walnut Ridge Post OfficeWalnut Ridge1935Louis A. Simon,Neal A. MelickWarren Post OfficeWarren1935Louis A. SimonWynne Post OfficeWynne1936Louis A. Simon,Neal A. Melick
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