Ethel, Arkansas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ethel, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Ethel, Arkansas Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Ethel, Arkansas Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Arkansas
Elevation	177 ft (54 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72048
Area code(s)	870
GNIS feature ID	48920

Ethel is a small place in Arkansas County, Arkansas, in the United States. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government.

Ethel is located about 10 miles (or 16 kilometers) east of a bigger town called DeWitt. You can find Ethel right along Arkansas Highway 17. Even though it's not a city, Ethel has its own post office and a special code called a ZIP code, which is 72048.

Learning in Ethel

Kids and teens who live in Ethel go to schools that are part of the DeWitt School District. A school district is like a group of schools managed together.

This district runs DeWitt High School. Students from Ethel attend this high school for their education.