| City: | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| County: | Washington County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:11:58 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.0625, -94.1573 |
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ZIP code 72702 is a point-based postal zone serving Fayetteville's famous Dickson Street entertainment district. It doesn't cover geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a PO Box delivery point contained within the larger 72701 ZIP code that serves the rest of Fayetteville.
The entire ZIP operates from a single address: W Dickson Street. All 217 street-type ZIP+4 records point to this location, with UNIT designators for individual businesses and PO Box holders. The post office maintains 593 PO Boxes and serves 580 business delivery points.
Dickson Street sits adjacent to the University of Arkansas campus and functions as the city's main nightlife and dining corridor. Because this is a point ZIP rather than a territorial one, there's no resident population assigned to it. The Census has no demographic data for 72702 since no one technically "lives" within its boundaries.
Street delivery exists through a single city carrier route, but the real purpose of 72702 is providing mail services to Dickson Street businesses and PO Box customers. If you're mailing to this ZIP, you're almost certainly sending to a commercial address or PO Box on or near Dickson Street.
All delivery points concentrate on a single street, the famous Dickson Street entertainment and dining district.
ZIP Code 72702 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 31 business establishments, employing about 334 people with an annual payroll of $17,877,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7,139Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 31Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $4,449,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $17,877,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 334Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 72702 is located in Washington County, Arkansas, within the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 22220) and Arkansas's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 463,204 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 72702. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 22220Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 463,204Source: Census |
| MSA: | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5400.99 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0523290Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fayetteville city; ArkansasSource: Census |
ZIP Code 72702 is in the Fayetteville School District, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 1 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). 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 March 1, 2026.