The most populous cities in area code 479 are: Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Bentonville, Rogers, and Springdale.
Other cities in the 479 area code include: Russellville, Alma, Siloam Springs, Mena, Van Buren, Clarksville, Eureka Springs, Greenwood, Garfield, Ozark, Waldron, Huntsville, Dardanelle, Centerton, Booneville, Paris, Danville, Mulberry, Gentry, Sulphur Springs, Gravette, Morrow, Bella Vista, Farmington, Charleston, Decatur, Mansfield, Ola, Magazine, Hackett, Mountainburg, Pea Ridge, Huntington, Winslow, Boles, Elkins, Natural Dam, West Fork, Prairie Grove, Lincoln, Maysville, Hindsville, Lavaca, London, Saint Paul, Atkins, Cave Springs, Dover, Coal Hill, Altus, Plainview, Hector, Subiaco, Belleville, Havana, Scranton, Ratcliff, Bluffton, Kingston, Oark, Wesley, Witter, Lamar, and Canehill.
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 86,209. With an estimated population of 87,443 in 2012, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian and the Oklahoma counties Le Flore and Sequoyah.Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna, fought by United States Army Rangers commanded by Fort Smith native William O. Darby.Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state border, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, also known as Belle Point. The city began as a western frontier military post in 1817 and would later become well known for its role in the settling of the "Wild West" and its law enforcement heritage.In 2007, Fort Smith was selected by the United States Department of the Interior to be the location of the new United States Marshals Service National Museum.
Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county seat of Washington County. The city is centrally located within the county and has been home of the University of Arkansas since the institution's founding in 1871. Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836 and was rechartered in 1867. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 73,580 at the 2010 Census. At 1,400 feet of elevation, it is also one of the highest major US cites between the western Great Plains and the Appalachian Mountains.Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas, the state's largest university. When classes are in session, thousands of students on campus dramatically change the city's demographics. Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to Fayetteville to attend football, basketball, and baseball games. The University's men's track and field program has won 41 national championships to date. Fayetteville was named the third best place to live in the United States, coming in behind Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas in the 2016 U.S. News Best Places To Live Rankings , and one of the best places to retire in the South. Forbes also ranked Fayetteville as the 24th-best city for business and careers in 2016. Lonely Planet named Fayetteville among its top 20 places to visit in the South in 2016. Based in nearby Bentonville, the Walmart corporation has dominated Fayetteville's economy. The city hosts the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meetings each year at the Bud Walton Arena.
Bentonville is the tenth-largest city in Arkansas and the county seat of Benton County. The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the headquarters of Walmart, which is the world's largest retailer. Originally named Osage after the Osage Indians who hunted in the area when white settlers first moved to the area in 1837, the community was renamed to Bentonville in 1843 in honor of Missouri politician Thomas Hart Benton and was first incorporated on April 3, 1873. It is one of the four main cities in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city itself had a population of 35,301 at the 2010 Census, with an estimated population of 40,167 in 2013. The Walmart Visitor Center is located on the Bentonville town square in Sam Walton's original Walton's Five and Dime, and the company headquarters includes fifteen buildings along Walton Boulevard (US 71B) in the western part of the city. Just north of downtown Bentonville is the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Founded by Alice Walton in 2011, this museum contains many masterpieces from all eras of American art, including many works from Walton's private collection. Across the square from the Walmart Visitor Center is the Benton County Courthouse, the center of the county government. Bentonville High School is located just west of Interstate 49 / US Route 71 in central Bentonville.
The 479 area code lies within the Central Daylight Time Zone (or CDT). The current time in Central Daylight Time is 8:34 PM on May 17, 2022.
