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72204

ZIP 72204 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
30,525
Coordinates
34.7176, -92.3583
☼ Live from 72204 — Little Rock, AR

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Where 72204 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72204
  • 🔢 Type 72204 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOZZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,204 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 547. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72203 (Little Rock, AR, 12 mi away) and 72205 (Little Rock, AR, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72204 becomes 40227, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04227 in East Dixfield, ME, 1,351 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯491 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72204 and you would come out at 34.72°S, 87.64°E — 1,343 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 15.2 square miles of land, 72204 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,525This ZIP30,525
Households12,117This ZIP12,117
Housing units14,204This ZIP14,204
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$40,882This ZIP$40,882Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$124,700This ZIP$124,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,064This ZIP$1,064Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density2,013.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,013.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments579This ZIP579
Employees10,097This ZIP10,097
Annual payroll$529,315,000This ZIP$529,315,000
Tax returns filed12,440This ZIP12,440
Total adjusted gross income$485,134,000This ZIP$485,134,000

Land area

Land area15.16 sq miThis ZIP15.16 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 72204

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ZIP codes near 72204

ZIPCityDistance
72260 Little Rock, AR 1.9 mi
72205 Little Rock, AR 2.2 mi
72209 Little Rock, AR 2.6 mi
72124 North Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi
72190 North Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi
72215 Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi
72219 Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi
72221 Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi
72222 Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi
72225 Little Rock, AR 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72204?

72204 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 34.7176, -92.3583.

What county is 72204 in?

72204 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 72204?

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

What time zone is 72204 in?

72204 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72204?

About 30,525 people live in ZIP code 72204, in 12,117 households, at 2,013.4 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 72204?

$40,882 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72204?

The closest are 72260 (1.9 mi), 72205 (2.2 mi), 72209 (2.6 mi), 72124 (3.1 mi) and 72190 (3.1 mi).

Is 72204 a PO Box ZIP code?

72204 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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