ZIP code · Altus · Arkansas · United States
ZIP code 72821 — Altus
ZIP code 72821 serves Altus, Arkansas.
- Postal code
- 72821Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Altus
- County
- Franklin FIPS 05047
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4346, -93.7598 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,022 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 63 / sq mi
- Land area
- 32 sq mi (83 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $32,151
- Per-capita income
- $20,854
- Median age
- 39.3
- Households
- 742
- Housing units
- 893
- Median home value
- $85,000
- Median gross rent
- $674 / month
- Congressional district
- AR-4 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 479Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 72821
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 28°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Avg low °F | 28 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: OZARK 2 (8.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 72821
- 3 schools
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 1 parks
- 3 post offices
- 8 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 1 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page