Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fort Smith, AR: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Fort Smith goes to 72903 (28% of residents), one of 5 ZIP codes in town. Fort Smith has a train station, Creekmore Express.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Smith, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Fort Smith.
Power comes from OG&E
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Smith. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Arkansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fort Smith Water Utilities
Fort Smith Water Utilities supplies almost all of Fort Smith. It draws surface water and serves 86,209 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AR0000507.
7 home internet providers serve Fort Smith
99% of 32,382 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/100 |
| Dobson Fiber | Fiber | 30% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Right Fiber | Fiber | 25% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Wave Rural Connect | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Smith’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Smith.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fort Smith (78%) is in Fort Smith Public Schools; parts are in Greenwood School District (22%).
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fort Smith spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fort Smith residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Smith | ZIP’s residents in Fort Smith |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72903 | Fort Smith, AR | 28% | 100% |
| 72904 | Fort Smith, AR | 25% | 100% |
| 72901 | Fort Smith, AR | 24% | 100% |
| 72908 | Fort Smith, AR | 16% | 100% |
| 72916 | Fort Smith, AR | 7% | 61% |
A few homes fall in 72923. 72902, 72905, 72906, 72913, 72914, 72917, 72918, 72919 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fort Smith
Who supplies Fort Smith’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fort Smith Water Utilities (EPA ID AR0000507). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Smith?
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Smith?
AT&T, Cox Communications, Dobson Fiber, Right Fiber, Wave Rural Connect, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Smith?
72903 (28%), 72904 (25%), 72901 (24%), 72908 (16%), 72916 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Smith in?
Fort Smith Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Greenwood School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Smith?
Arkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Sebastian County Clerk. Check your registration at voterview.ar-nova.org.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.