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72904

ZIP 72904 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
21,296
Coordinates
35.4152, -94.3825
☼ Live from 72904 — Fort Smith, AR

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Where 72904 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72904
  • 🔢 Type 72904 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,904 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 701. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72903 (Fort Smith, AR, 4 mi away) and 72905 (Fort Smith, AR, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72904 becomes 40927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Closplint, KY, 642 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,712 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯382 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72904 and you would come out at 35.42°S, 85.62°E — 1,238 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 13.7 square miles of land, 72904 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,296This ZIP21,296
Households7,529This ZIP7,529
Housing units8,487This ZIP8,487
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$41,909This ZIP$41,909Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$111,500This ZIP$111,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%This ZIP7.7%
Mean commute16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min
Population density1,555.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,555.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments208This ZIP208
Employees6,204This ZIP6,204
Annual payroll$277,271,000This ZIP$277,271,000
Tax returns filed8,790This ZIP8,790
Total adjusted gross income$327,290,000This ZIP$327,290,000

Land area

Land area13.69 sq miThis ZIP13.69 sq mi
Water area2.84 sq miThis ZIP2.84 sq mi

Other place names in 72904

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ZIP codes near 72904

ZIPCityDistance
72906 Fort Smith, AR 2.2 mi
72913 Fort Smith, AR 2.2 mi
72914 Fort Smith, AR 2.2 mi
72917 Fort Smith, AR 2.2 mi
72918 Fort Smith, AR 2.2 mi
72919 Fort Smith, AR 2.2 mi
72957 Van Buren, AR 2.4 mi
72902 Fort Smith, AR 2.5 mi
72901 Fort Smith, AR 3.9 mi
74946 Moffett, OK 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72904?

72904 is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4152, -94.3825.

What county is 72904 in?

72904 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72904?

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

What time zone is 72904 in?

72904 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72904?

About 21,296 people live in ZIP code 72904, in 7,529 households, at 1,555.7 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 72904?

$41,909 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72904?

The closest are 72906 (2.2 mi), 72913 (2.2 mi), 72914 (2.2 mi), 72917 (2.2 mi) and 72918 (2.2 mi).

Is 72904 a PO Box ZIP code?

72904 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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