Chester is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, home to about 76 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72934.
Homes sold for a median of $266 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chester. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tulsa International Airport (TUL)100 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX248 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Chester had 144 residents in the 2020 census, up 45% since 2000.
It’s the 548th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Crawford County grew from 21,270 residents in 1900 to 60,133 in 2020.
Crawford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 53.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mountainburg 2 Ne, AR weather station (4 miles away).
15,230 jobs at 1,130 businesses in Crawford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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