| City: | Bentonville, Arkansas |
| Names to Avoid: | Wal Mart Inc |
| County: | Benton County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:12:03 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 36.3163, -94.1888 |
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Walmart Inc., the world's largest company by revenue and largest private employer, operates under dedicated ZIP code 72716 in Benton County, Arkansas. Sam and Bud Walton founded the company in 1962 in nearby Rogers, with corporate operations moving to Bentonville in 1970. What began as a single discount store has grown into a multinational retail giant operating hypermarkets, discount stores, and grocery stores across the United States and 19 other countries. The company employs approximately 2.1 million workers worldwide. This postal designation has served the corporate headquarters for over two decades.
Near Bentonville's Fairfield neighborhood, this ZIP encompasses Walmart's home office complex on 8th Street. The 17 delivery codes route mail to various corporate departments including Accounts Payable and Telecommunications. Census Business Patterns data shows 599 establishments employing over 20,000 workers in this ZIP, reflecting the concentration of corporate and vendor operations. Census demographic data is not available, consistent with the commercial nature of the area.
Walmart's new 350-acre global headquarters campus, designed to accommodate 15,000 daily employees, recently completed construction in Bentonville. The original Walton's Five and Dime store on Main Street now operates as the Walmart Museum. Bentonville is the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 599 |
| Employment: | 20,103 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 72716 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 600 business establishments, employing about 20,500 people with an annual payroll of $3,968,091,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 594Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 600Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,943,310,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,968,091,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 20,500Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 72716 is located in Benton 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 72716. 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: | 0505320Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Bentonville city; ArkansasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 72716 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 February 1, 2026.