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72901

ZIP 72901 is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County; area code 479; Central time. Fort Smith has 13 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sebastian
Metro area
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Population
19,819
Coordinates
35.3652, -94.4149
☼ Live from 72901 — Fort Smith, AR

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Where 72901 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72901
  • 🔢 Type 72901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72901 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72865 (Subiaco, AR, 49 mi away) and 72902 (Fort Smith, AR, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72901 becomes 10927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Haverstraw, NY, 1,176 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09172 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,092 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯383 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72901 and you would come out at 35.37°S, 85.59°E — 1,240 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 8.7 square miles of land, 72901 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,819This ZIP19,819
Households8,789This ZIP8,789
Housing units10,266This ZIP10,266
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$42,851This ZIP$42,851Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$118,100This ZIP$118,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$854This ZIP$854Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density2,268.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,268.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments944This ZIP944
Employees18,066This ZIP18,066
Annual payroll$937,175,000This ZIP$937,175,000
Tax returns filed8,170This ZIP8,170
Total adjusted gross income$420,926,000This ZIP$420,926,000

Land area

Land area8.74 sq miThis ZIP8.74 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 72901

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ZIP codes near 72901

ZIPCityDistance
72902 Fort Smith, AR 1.5 mi
72906 Fort Smith, AR 1.7 mi
72913 Fort Smith, AR 1.7 mi
72914 Fort Smith, AR 1.7 mi
72917 Fort Smith, AR 1.7 mi
72918 Fort Smith, AR 1.7 mi
72919 Fort Smith, AR 1.7 mi
74946 Moffett, OK 3.0 mi
72903 Fort Smith, AR 3.1 mi
72908 Fort Smith, AR 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72901?

72901 is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3652, -94.4149.

What county is 72901 in?

72901 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72901?

Fort Smith uses area code 479, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72901 in?

72901 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72901?

About 19,819 people live in ZIP code 72901, in 8,789 households, at 2,268.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 72901?

$42,851 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72901?

The closest are 72902 (1.5 mi), 72906 (1.7 mi), 72913 (1.7 mi), 72914 (1.7 mi) and 72917 (1.7 mi).

Is 72901 a PO Box ZIP code?

72901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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