| City: | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| County: | Sebastian County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 6:21:56 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.3245, -94.3023 |
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ZIP code 72917 is a dedicated PO Box ZIP for Fort Smith, Arkansas. It doesn't have residential population or geographic territory of its own. The ZIP operates as a point location enclosed within ZIP 72903, which handles standard street delivery for the surrounding area.
The numbers tell the story: 389 PO Boxes, 278 business delivery points, and 688 employees at 14 establishments. This is a commercial mail hub, not a residential area. Businesses and organizations use this ZIP for dedicated mailing addresses separate from their physical locations.
All mail routes converge on a single address: S 74th Street. The facility handles 174 delivery records, all using UNIT designators. There's no rural or highway contract delivery here. This is concentrated urban mail service at one location.
Fort Smith is Arkansas's second-largest city, sitting on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border in Sebastian County. The city uses multiple ZIP codes for different purposes. ZIP 72917 handles PO Box services for those who want a dedicated mailing address. Since this isn't a PO Box Only Zone, customers use it by choice, not because they lack alternatives.
All delivery concentrates at one location on S 74th Street with unit numbers.
ZIP Code 72917 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 18 business establishments, employing about 1,049 people with an annual payroll of $82,563,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,777Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 18Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $20,760,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $82,563,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,049Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 72917 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 228,916 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 72917. 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: | 228,916Source: 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 72917 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. 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 February 1, 2026.