ZIP code · Van Buren · Arkansas · United States
ZIP code 72956 — Van Buren
ZIP code 72956 serves Van Buren, Arkansas.
- Postal code
- 72956Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Van Buren
- County
- Crawford FIPS 05033
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4540, -94.3278 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 34,102 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 329 / sq mi
- Land area
- 103.8 sq mi (268.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $60,387
- Per-capita income
- $28,752
- Median age
- 37.7
- Households
- 12,971
- Housing units
- 14,119
- Median home value
- $177,100
- Median gross rent
- $825 / 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 72956
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 (8.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 72956
- 15 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 40 restaurants & cafés
- 14 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 59 places of worship
- 7 banks
- 11 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 14 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