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ZIP Code72199

North Little Rock, AR

Pulaski County · Arkansas · United States
Home to 16 people across 3.116 square miles.

CentralOwner-majority47 ZIPs in county

At a glance

72199 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
16
±27 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
None
US median 42 years
Population density
5/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
3.116 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 72199 is

34.828288, -92.290419 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates34.828288, -92.290419
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyPulaski County
StateArkansas (AR)
Land area3.116 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Dallas, TX295.0 mi
Houston, TX393.6 mi
Atlanta, GA457.1 mi
San Antonio, TX520.5 mi

People

Who lives in 72199

16 residents in 16 households, averaging 1.0 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 100.0% of residents, and 100.0% of households are a single person living alone.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-340.0%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+100.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households16
Average household size1.0
Family households0.0%
Living alone100.0%
Median ageNone years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 72199

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income
Poverty rate100.0%
Unemployment rateNone%
Labor force participation0.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k100.0%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 72199

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units16
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 16 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households16
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

20+ units100.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 72199

ZIP code 72199 is assigned to North Little Rock, AR, and falls within Pulaski County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 16 people live inside it.

At 5 residents per square mile spread over 3.116 square miles, 72199 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in North Little Rock looks like

The building stock is dominated by larger apartment buildings of twenty units or more, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews not published, with a median age of None against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.0 people, and 100.0% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.

Where to stay

Where to stay in North Little Rock, AR

72199 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Dallas, TX is about 295.0 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 72199 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 72199 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 72199 offers a compact profile of North Little Rock: 16 residents, and 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 72199 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in North Little Rock may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 72199

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Arkansas ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 72199

What city is ZIP code 72199 in?
72199 serves North Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County, United States.
What is the population of 72199?
About 16 people live in ZIP code 72199, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±27. That works out to roughly 5 people per square mile.
Is 72199 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is None%, and the median age is None. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 72199 in?
72199 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 72199?
ZIP code 72199 covers 3.116 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 72199 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 72199 reads as a rural area. It holds 5 people per square mile across 3.116 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How many people work in 72199?
About 0 residents of 72199 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate is None%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 72199?
Accommodation in and around North Little Rock, AR ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 72199 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists North Little Rock as the primary place and Pulaski County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 72199 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 72199. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 72199, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.