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72903

ZIP 72903 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
27,242
Coordinates
35.3550, -94.3607
☼ Live from 72903 — Fort Smith, AR

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Where 72903 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72903
  • 🔢 Type 72903 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,903 = 3 × 19 × 1279. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72902 (Fort Smith, AR, 3 mi away) and 72904 (Fort Smith, AR, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72903 becomes 30927, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯386 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72903 and you would come out at 35.35°S, 85.64°E — 1,242 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 16.2 square miles of land, 72903 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,242This ZIP27,242
Households11,464This ZIP11,464
Housing units12,170This ZIP12,170
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$61,434This ZIP$61,434Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$235,900This ZIP$235,900Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$827This ZIP$827Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density1,681.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,681.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,043This ZIP1,043
Employees17,571This ZIP17,571
Annual payroll$829,756,000This ZIP$829,756,000
Tax returns filed11,180This ZIP11,180
Total adjusted gross income$933,226,000This ZIP$933,226,000

Land area

Land area16.20 sq miThis ZIP16.20 sq mi
Water area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi

Other place names in 72903

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ZIP codes near 72903

ZIPCityDistance
72906 Fort Smith, AR 3.0 mi
72913 Fort Smith, AR 3.0 mi
72914 Fort Smith, AR 3.0 mi
72917 Fort Smith, AR 3.0 mi
72918 Fort Smith, AR 3.0 mi
72919 Fort Smith, AR 3.0 mi
72901 Fort Smith, AR 3.1 mi
72902 Fort Smith, AR 3.5 mi
72908 Fort Smith, AR 4.1 mi
72904 Fort Smith, AR 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72903?

72903 is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3550, -94.3607.

What county is 72903 in?

72903 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72903?

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

What time zone is 72903 in?

72903 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72903?

About 27,242 people live in ZIP code 72903, in 11,464 households, at 1,681.4 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 72903?

$61,434 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72903?

The closest are 72906 (3 mi), 72913 (3 mi), 72914 (3 mi), 72917 (3 mi) and 72918 (3 mi).

Is 72903 a PO Box ZIP code?

72903 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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