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72908

ZIP 72908 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
14,288
Coordinates
35.3090, -94.4074
☼ Live from 72908 — Fort Smith, AR

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Where 72908 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72908
  • 🔢 Type 72908 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,908 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 1657. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72906 (Fort Smith, AR, 5 mi away) and 72913 (Fort Smith, AR, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72908 becomes 80927 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colorado Springs, CO, 617 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02879, 07829, 07928, 09728, 09827, 20879, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09827 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯387 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72908 and you would come out at 35.31°S, 85.59°E — 1,243 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 7.7 square miles of land, 72908 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,288This ZIP14,288
Households5,906This ZIP5,906
Housing units6,345This ZIP6,345
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$72,732This ZIP$72,732Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$197,000This ZIP$197,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$940This ZIP$940Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min
Population density1,862.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,862.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments319This ZIP319
Employees6,592This ZIP6,592
Annual payroll$393,386,000This ZIP$393,386,000
Tax returns filed6,230This ZIP6,230
Total adjusted gross income$458,837,000This ZIP$458,837,000

Land area

Land area7.67 sq miThis ZIP7.67 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 72908

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ZIP codes near 72908

ZIPCityDistance
72916 Fort Smith, AR 3.2 mi
72901 Fort Smith, AR 3.9 mi
72903 Fort Smith, AR 4.1 mi
74902 Pocola, OK 5.2 mi
72902 Fort Smith, AR 5.3 mi
72906 Fort Smith, AR 5.3 mi
72913 Fort Smith, AR 5.3 mi
72914 Fort Smith, AR 5.3 mi
72917 Fort Smith, AR 5.3 mi
72918 Fort Smith, AR 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72908?

72908 is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3090, -94.4074.

What county is 72908 in?

72908 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72908?

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

What time zone is 72908 in?

72908 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72908?

About 14,288 people live in ZIP code 72908, in 5,906 households, at 1,862.1 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 72908?

$72,732 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72908?

The closest are 72916 (3.2 mi), 72901 (3.9 mi), 72903 (4.1 mi), 74902 (5.2 mi) and 72902 (5.3 mi).

Is 72908 a PO Box ZIP code?

72908 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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