ZIP code · Fort Smith · Arkansas · United States
ZIP code 72901 — Fort Smith
ZIP code 72901 serves Fort Smith, Arkansas.
- Postal code
- 72901Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Fort Smith
- County
- Sebastian FIPS 05131
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3653, -94.4110 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 19,966 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 2,285 / sq mi
- Land area
- 8.7 sq mi (22.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $42,568
- Per-capita income
- $26,680
- Median age
- 36.3
- Households
- 8,778
- Housing units
- 10,337
- Median home value
- $113,200
- Median gross rent
- $837 / month
- Congressional district
- AR-3 (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 72901
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 94°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 51 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 76 | 63 | 53 |
| Avg low °F | 30 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FT SMITH RGNL AP (3.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 72901
- 19 schools
- 5 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 59 restaurants & cafés
- 6 bars & pubs
- 27 parks
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 44 places of worship
- 9 banks
- 16 gas stations
- 7 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