| City: | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| County: | Sebastian County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:16:30 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.3856, -94.3984 |
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Fort Smith, Arkansas takes its name from a military post established in 1817, but the city itself hasn't been a military base for over 150 years. ZIP code 72902 serves the downtown commercial district along Garrison Avenue, the city's historic main street. It functions as a business-focused PO Box ZIP rather than a military mail facility.
This ZIP has no residential population within its boundaries. Instead, it's a point location enclosed by ZIP 72901, which covers the broader Fort Smith area. The 292 PO Boxes and 316 business delivery points serve the commercial district. Garrison Avenue accounts for all 186 street delivery records, with businesses using unit numbers to differentiate addresses.
The single-street pattern with extensive unit addressing suggests this ZIP covers a concentrated commercial corridor. Downtown businesses maintain PO Boxes here for mail and package receiving while street delivery handles their physical storefronts. General delivery service is also available for transient recipients.
Fort Smith sits on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers. As the second-largest city in Arkansas, it anchors the Fort Smith metropolitan area. The downtown ZIP 72902 sits at the heart of this regional center, though residential mail goes through neighboring ZIP codes.
Garrison Avenue is the only street in this ZIP, serving as Fort Smith's historic downtown commercial strip.
ZIP Code 72902 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 40 business establishments, employing about 630 people with an annual payroll of $31,615,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 974Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 40Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $7,719,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $31,615,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 630Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 72902 is located in Sebastian County, Arkansas, within the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 22900) and Arkansas's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 298,592 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 72902. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Fort Smith, AR-OKSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 22900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 298,592Source: Census |
| MSA: | Fort Smith, AR-OK 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: | 0524550Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fort Smith city; ArkansasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 72902 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.