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72099

ZIP 72099 is Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, in Pulaski County; area code 501; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pulaski
Population
629
Coordinates
34.9006, -92.1544
☼ Live from 72099 — Little Rock Air Force Base, AR

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Where 72099 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72099
  • 🔢 Type 72099 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGOZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,099 = 3 × 3 × 8011. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72089 (Bryant, AR, 28 mi away) and 72101 (Mc Crory, AR, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72099 becomes 99027 — and that is a real ZIP code: Otis Orchards, WA, 1,558 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09279, 09729, 20799, 20997, 27099, 27909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09279 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,908 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯490 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72099 and you would come out at 34.90°S, 87.85°E — 1,340 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 72099 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 581 football fields.
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People and housing

Population629This ZIP629
Households0
Housing units0
Median age20.8This ZIP20.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute6.4 minThis ZIP6.4 min
Population density523.7 / sq miThis ZIP523.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees255This ZIP255
Annual payroll$17,482,000This ZIP$17,482,000

Land area

Land area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 72099

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ZIP codes near 72099

ZIPCityDistance
72076 Jacksonville, AR 1.2 mi
72078 Jacksonville, AR 3.5 mi
72120 Sherwood, AR 4.9 mi
72217 Little Rock, AR 4.9 mi
72023 Cabot, AR 6.8 mi
72231 Little Rock, AR 7.1 mi
72216 Little Rock, AR 7.3 mi
72117 North Little Rock, AR 8.3 mi
72116 North Little Rock, AR 8.6 mi
72119 North Little Rock, AR 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72099?

72099 is in Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, in Pulaski County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9006, -92.1544.

What county is 72099 in?

72099 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 72099?

Little Rock Air Force Base uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72099 in?

72099 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72099?

About 629 people live in ZIP code 72099, at 523.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 72099?

The closest are 72076 (1.2 mi), 72078 (3.5 mi), 72120 (4.9 mi), 72217 (4.9 mi) and 72023 (6.8 mi).

Is 72099 a PO Box ZIP code?

72099 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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