Nanoporous amorphous ZnO films with lamellar structure were electrodeposited on the hydrophilic substrate by utilizing cooperative surface assembly of anionic sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS) at a very low concentration and inorganic species Zn(NO3)2 under the influence of an electrostatic potential. The deposited films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) in the range of low-angle and wide-angle, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-Vis light absorption spectroscopy. The formation mechanism of the films was elementarily discussed.