Hartford is a city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, home to about 496 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72938.
Homes sold for a median of $95 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hartford. 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)117 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK115 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX206 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hartford; 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.
Hartford had 499 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 302nd largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Sebastian County grew from 36,935 residents in 1900 to 127,799 in 2020.
Sebastian 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 28°F. About 53.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waldron, AR weather station (18 miles away).
60,727 jobs at 3,398 businesses in Sebastian County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hartford.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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