| City: | Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas |
| City Alias: | Hot Springs |
| Names to Avoid: | Hot Springs National |
| County: | Garland County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:58:38 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 501 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.5038, -93.0552 |
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ZIP 71902 serves Hot Springs National Park in Garland County, Arkansas. This ZIP exclusively handles mail for the National Park Service facility and related businesses along Central Avenue, the historic downtown street that runs through America's smallest national park. The city of Hot Springs itself uses neighboring ZIP 71901, making 71902 a specialized postal designation for the federal park grounds.
The post office maintains 268 PO Boxes and delivers to 163 business addresses, all concentrated along Central Avenue. With 16 business establishments employing 132 people, this ZIP captures the commercial corridor within the national park boundaries. These businesses cater to the millions of annual visitors who come to experience the historic bathhouses and thermal springs.
Despite its classification as a PO Box ZIP, 71902 has city carrier delivery via one route serving Central Avenue. The combination of PO Box services and limited street delivery reflects its function as a federal facility zone rather than a residential community. Mail addressed to either "Hot Springs National Park" or simply "Hot Springs" will route correctly, though the formal city name is Hot Springs National Park.
Central Avenue is the only street, running through the historic bathhouse district of Hot Springs National Park.
ZIP Code 71902 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 144 people with an annual payroll of $5,439,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,172Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,346,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $5,439,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 144Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 71902 is located in Garland County, Arkansas, within the Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26300) and Arkansas's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 100,062 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 71902. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Hot Springs, ARSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 26300Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 100,062Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 22338.08 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 71902 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.