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72117

ZIP 72117 is in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County; area code 501; Central time. North Little Rock has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pulaski
Population
13,438
Coordinates
34.7806, -92.1404
☼ Live from 72117 — North Little Rock, AR

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Where 72117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72117
  • 🔢 Type 72117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,117 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2671. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72116 (North Little Rock, AR, 6 mi away) and 72118 (North Little Rock, AR, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72117 becomes 71127, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11727, 11772, 12177, 12771, 17127, 17217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11727 in Coram, NY, 1,123 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯497 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72117 and you would come out at 34.78°S, 87.86°E — 1,347 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 49m.
  • 📏 At 54.4 square miles of land, 72117 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,438This ZIP13,438
Households5,967This ZIP5,967
Housing units6,735This ZIP6,735
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$44,319This ZIP$44,319Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$141,600This ZIP$141,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,092This ZIP$1,092Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density247.1 / sq miThis ZIP247.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments583This ZIP583
Employees18,431This ZIP18,431
Annual payroll$1,052,424,000This ZIP$1,052,424,000
Tax returns filed6,030This ZIP6,030
Total adjusted gross income$287,419,000This ZIP$287,419,000

Land area

Land area54.38 sq miThis ZIP54.38 sq mi
Water area2.97 sq miThis ZIP2.97 sq mi

Other place names in 72117

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 72117

ZIPCityDistance
72231 Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi
72217 Little Rock, AR 3.8 mi
72214 Little Rock, AR 5.1 mi
72216 Little Rock, AR 6.0 mi
72116 North Little Rock, AR 6.1 mi
72078 Jacksonville, AR 6.2 mi
72202 Little Rock, AR 6.7 mi
72114 North Little Rock, AR 6.9 mi
72115 North Little Rock, AR 7.2 mi
72053 College Station, AR 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72117?

72117 is in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7806, -92.1404.

What county is 72117 in?

72117 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 72117?

North Little Rock uses area code 501, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 72117 in?

72117 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72117?

About 13,438 people live in ZIP code 72117, in 5,967 households, at 247.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 72117?

$44,319 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72117?

The closest are 72231 (3.1 mi), 72217 (3.8 mi), 72214 (5.1 mi), 72216 (6 mi) and 72116 (6.1 mi).

Is 72117 a PO Box ZIP code?

72117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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