| City: | Van Buren, Arkansas |
| County: | Crawford County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:16:59 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.4443, -94.3429 |
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ZIP code 72957 exists as a point location within Van Buren, Arkansas. It doesn't cover geographic territory but serves a specific address on S 7th Street. The ZIP sits inside the larger 72956 ZIP code, which handles general mail delivery for the Van Buren area.
This is a business-focused ZIP code. With 152 business delivery points and only 1 residential address, it's clearly designed for commercial mail. The 178 PO Boxes serve the businesses operating at this location. All 176 street delivery records point to a single address: S 7th ST with unit designators, indicating a multi-tenant commercial building.
Van Buren itself is the county seat of Crawford County, located along the Arkansas River near the Oklahoma border. While ZIP 72956 serves the broader community, 72957 functions as a specialized mail hub for this concentrated business location. General delivery is also available at the post office for those without a PO Box.
All delivery goes to a single street address with unit designators, indicating a concentrated commercial facility.
ZIP Code 72957 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 131 people with an annual payroll of $8,560,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,337Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,776,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,560,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 131Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 72957 is located in Crawford 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 72957. 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: | 0571480Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Van Buren city; ArkansasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 72957 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.