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72211

ZIP 72211 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
22,335
Coordinates
34.7463, -92.4172
☼ Live from 72211 — Little Rock, AR

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Where 72211 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 72211
  • 🔢 Type 72211 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIZZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72211 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72210 (Little Rock, AR, 6 mi away) and 72212 (Little Rock, AR, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72211 becomes 11227, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11722, 12172, 12721, 17122, 17212, 17221, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12172 in Stottville, NY, 1,133 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯488 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72211 and you would come out at 34.75°S, 87.58°E — 1,339 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 8.3 square miles of land, 72211 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,335This ZIP22,335
Households10,861This ZIP10,861
Housing units12,186This ZIP12,186
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$83,134This ZIP$83,134Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$284,100This ZIP$284,100Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,181This ZIP$1,181Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%This ZIP55.4%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density2,688.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,688.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments986This ZIP986
Employees18,060This ZIP18,060
Annual payroll$990,459,000This ZIP$990,459,000
Tax returns filed10,780This ZIP10,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,029,667,000This ZIP$1,029,667,000

Land area

Land area8.31 sq miThis ZIP8.31 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 72211

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

ZIP codes near 72211

ZIPCityDistance
72124 North Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72190 North Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72215 Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72219 Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72221 Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72222 Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72225 Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72295 Little Rock, AR 1.5 mi
72212 Little Rock, AR 2.7 mi
72227 Little Rock, AR 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72211?

72211 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 34.7463, -92.4172.

What county is 72211 in?

72211 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 72211?

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

What time zone is 72211 in?

72211 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72211?

About 22,335 people live in ZIP code 72211, in 10,861 households, at 2,688.4 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 72211?

$83,134 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72211?

The closest are 72124 (1.5 mi), 72190 (1.5 mi), 72215 (1.5 mi), 72219 (1.5 mi) and 72221 (1.5 mi).

Is 72211 a PO Box ZIP code?

72211 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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