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72227

ZIP 72227 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
11,284
Coordinates
34.7769, -92.3733
☼ Live from 72227 — Little Rock, AR

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Where 72227 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 72227
  • 🔢 Type 72227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆72227 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ 72227 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72225 (Little Rock, AR, 2 mi away) and 72231 (Little Rock, AR, 11 mi away).
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22727, 27722, 72722, 77222). The farthest-flung twin is 22727 in Madison, VA, 819 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 72227 and you would come out at 34.78°S, 87.63°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 3.8 square miles of land, 72227 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,284This ZIP11,284
Households4,642This ZIP4,642
Housing units5,558This ZIP5,558
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$73,879This ZIP$73,879Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$270,400This ZIP$270,400Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,038This ZIP$1,038Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.0%This ZIP58.0%
Mean commute16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min
Population density2,998.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,998.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments301This ZIP301
Employees3,258This ZIP3,258
Annual payroll$134,399,000This ZIP$134,399,000
Tax returns filed5,200This ZIP5,200
Total adjusted gross income$554,996,000This ZIP$554,996,000

Land area

Land area3.76 sq miThis ZIP3.76 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 72227

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

ZIP codes near 72227

ZIPCityDistance
72207 Little Rock, AR 1.7 mi
72124 North Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72190 North Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72215 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72219 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72221 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72222 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72225 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72295 Little Rock, AR 2.0 mi
72205 Little Rock, AR 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72227?

72227 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 34.7769, -92.3733.

What county is 72227 in?

72227 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 72227?

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

What time zone is 72227 in?

72227 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 72227?

About 11,284 people live in ZIP code 72227, in 4,642 households, at 2,998.7 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 72227?

$73,879 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 72227?

The closest are 72207 (1.7 mi), 72124 (2 mi), 72190 (2 mi), 72215 (2 mi) and 72219 (2 mi).

Is 72227 a PO Box ZIP code?

72227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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