Welcome to Fort Smith ...

The city of Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County<1> and is the County Seat for Sebastian County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Smith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Smith: Ft. Smith

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Smith has a population of 87,798 people<2> (see below for details).

Fort Smith is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fort Smith lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Fort Smith: (479)

The ZIP codes for Fort Smith: 72901-72906, 72908, 72913-72914, 72916-72919<4>

Websites for Fort Smith ...

Official Website:   www.fsark.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fschamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Smith had an population of 87,798 people. This is an increase of 1.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Smith had a population of 86,209 people (or 68.56% of the total population of Sebastian County). This makes Fort Smith the county's most populous community.

The population of Fort Smith represents 2.96% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 86,209 people, the population of Fort Smith increased 7.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 80,268 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Smith.

Communities Also Named Fort Smith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fort Smith - they are located in Georgia, Montana, Nevada and Northwest Territories.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Smith.

Communities near Fort Smith ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Smith.

• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Alma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
• Pocola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <6>
• Roland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <6>
• Muldrow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <6>
• Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
• Lavaca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <6>
• Spiro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <6>
• Mulberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <6>
• Cedarville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Smith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Smith.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Smith. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Smith.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Smith. Our list includes 80 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Smith.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Smith ...

Looking for more information about Fort Smith? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Smith, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Smith.

Adding Fort Smith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Smith in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Smith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Smith post office opened in 1829.

We also found Fort Smith in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Smith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Smith: www.fsark.com/

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/