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72202

ZIP 72202 is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County; area code 501; Central time. Little Rock has 25 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pulaski
Population
9,704
Coordinates
34.7381, -92.2473
☼ Live from 72202 — Little Rock, AR

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Where 72202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72202
  • 🔢 Type 72202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,202 = 2 × 13 × 2777. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72201 (Little Rock, AR, 2 mi away) and 72203 (Little Rock, AR, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72202 becomes 20227 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 889 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02722, 20227, 20722, 22027, 22207, 22720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02722 in Fall River, MA, 1,238 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯495 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72202 and you would come out at 34.74°S, 87.75°E — 1,346 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 7.1 square miles of land, 72202 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,704This ZIP9,704
Households5,949This ZIP5,949
Housing units7,487This ZIP7,487
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$50,899This ZIP$50,899Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$262,500This ZIP$262,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,110This ZIP$1,110Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.2%This ZIP48.2%
Mean commute14.0 minThis ZIP14.0 min
Population density1,371.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,371.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees15,450This ZIP15,450
Annual payroll$983,912,000This ZIP$983,912,000
Tax returns filed4,370This ZIP4,370
Total adjusted gross income$395,803,000This ZIP$395,803,000

Land area

Land area7.08 sq miThis ZIP7.08 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 72202

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ZIP codes near 72202

ZIPCityDistance
72214 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72114 North Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72201 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72115 North Little Rock, AR 2.4 mi
72255 Little Rock, AR 2.5 mi
72053 College Station, AR 2.8 mi
72164 Sweet Home, AR 3.5 mi
72116 North Little Rock, AR 4.3 mi
72260 Little Rock, AR 5.3 mi
72231 Little Rock, AR 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72202?

72202 is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County, part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7381, -92.2473.

What county is 72202 in?

72202 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 72202?

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

What time zone is 72202 in?

72202 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72202?

About 9,704 people live in ZIP code 72202, in 5,949 households, at 1,371.2 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 72202?

$50,899 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72202?

The closest are 72214 (2 mi), 72114 (2 mi), 72201 (2 mi), 72115 (2.4 mi) and 72255 (2.5 mi).

Is 72202 a PO Box ZIP code?

72202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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