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72916

ZIP 72916 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
11,711
Coordinates
35.2720, -94.3722
☼ Live from 72916 — Fort Smith, AR

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Where 72916 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72916
  • 🔢 Type 72916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,916 = 2 × 2 × 18229. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72914 (Fort Smith, AR, 8 mi away) and 72917 (Fort Smith, AR, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72916 becomes 61927, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,783 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯390 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72916 and you would come out at 35.27°S, 85.63°E — 1,246 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 37.7 square miles of land, 72916 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,711This ZIP11,711
Households4,732This ZIP4,732
Housing units4,984This ZIP4,984
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$87,983This ZIP$87,983Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$263,700This ZIP$263,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,242This ZIP$1,242Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%This ZIP40.1%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density310.8 / sq miThis ZIP310.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments316This ZIP316
Employees5,822This ZIP5,822
Annual payroll$425,465,000This ZIP$425,465,000
Tax returns filed4,870This ZIP4,870
Total adjusted gross income$539,623,000This ZIP$539,623,000

Land area

Land area37.68 sq miThis ZIP37.68 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 72916

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ZIP codes near 72916

ZIPCityDistance
72908 Fort Smith, AR 3.2 mi
72923 Barling, AR 5.3 mi
74902 Pocola, OK 5.6 mi
72903 Fort Smith, AR 5.8 mi
72901 Fort Smith, AR 6.9 mi
72905 Fort Smith, AR 7.4 mi
74901 Arkoma, OK 7.5 mi
72906 Fort Smith, AR 8.0 mi
72913 Fort Smith, AR 8.0 mi
72914 Fort Smith, AR 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72916?

72916 is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County, part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2720, -94.3722.

What county is 72916 in?

72916 lies in Sebastian County.

What area code is 72916?

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

What time zone is 72916 in?

72916 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72916?

About 11,711 people live in ZIP code 72916, in 4,732 households, at 310.8 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 72916?

$87,983 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72916?

The closest are 72908 (3.2 mi), 72923 (5.3 mi), 74902 (5.6 mi), 72903 (5.8 mi) and 72901 (6.9 mi).

Is 72916 a PO Box ZIP code?

72916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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