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72206

ZIP 72206 is in Little Rock, Arkansas, mostly in Pulaski County; area code 501; Central time. Little Rock has 25 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pulaski +1 more
Population
22,667
Coordinates
34.6331, -92.2532
☼ Live from 72206 — Little Rock, AR

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Where 72206 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72206
  • 🔢 Type 72206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 72,206 = 2 × 79 × 457. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72205 (Little Rock, AR, 10 mi away) and 72207 (Little Rock, AR, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72206 becomes 60227, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02672, 02726, 02762, 06722, 20627, 20726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02672 in West Hyannisport, MA, 1,282 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯500 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72206 and you would come out at 34.63°S, 87.75°E — 1,351 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 50m.
  • 📏 At 111.6 square miles of land, 72206 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,667This ZIP22,667
Households8,527This ZIP8,527
Housing units10,284This ZIP10,284
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$52,132This ZIP$52,132Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$142,000This ZIP$142,000Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density203.1 / sq miThis ZIP203.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments524This ZIP524
Employees20,432This ZIP20,432
Annual payroll$1,144,040,000This ZIP$1,144,040,000
Tax returns filed9,180This ZIP9,180
Total adjusted gross income$464,299,000This ZIP$464,299,000

Land area

Land area111.62 sq miThis ZIP111.62 sq mi
Water area6.53 sq miThis ZIP6.53 sq mi

Counties 72206 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pulaski County 94.6%
Saline County 5.4%

Other place names in 72206

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ZIP codes near 72206

ZIPCityDistance
72164 Sweet Home, AR 3.8 mi
72183 Wrightsville, AR 4.1 mi
72053 College Station, AR 4.9 mi
72209 Little Rock, AR 6.1 mi
72065 Hensley, AR 7.1 mi
72202 Little Rock, AR 7.3 mi
72180 Woodson, AR 7.4 mi
72103 Mabelvale, AR 7.8 mi
72201 Little Rock, AR 8.0 mi
72255 Little Rock, AR 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72206?

72206 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 34.6331, -92.2532.

What county is 72206 in?

72206 spans 2 counties: Pulaski County and Saline County. Most of it falls in Pulaski County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 72206?

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

What time zone is 72206 in?

72206 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72206?

About 22,667 people live in ZIP code 72206, in 8,527 households, at 203.1 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 72206?

$52,132 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72206?

The closest are 72164 (3.8 mi), 72183 (4.1 mi), 72053 (4.9 mi), 72209 (6.1 mi) and 72065 (7.1 mi).

Is 72206 a PO Box ZIP code?

72206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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