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ZIP Code 72206: Little Rock, AR

ZIP code 72206 uses the postal name Little Rock, Arkansas and lies mostly in Pulaski County (95% of its land) with the rest in Saline County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 23,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 5th most populous of Little Rock's 12 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $52,132 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Little Rock (16%), Landmark (9%), East End (5%), Sweet Home (4%) and Wrightsville (2%), and 1% in smaller places; 63% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
722sectional center: Little Rock, AR (SCF 720)
06delivery area within it
Town
Little Rock · 12 residential ZIPs
County
Pulaski County (95%); Saline County (5%)
Census places
Little Rock (16%); Landmark (9%) census-designated place; East End (5%) census-designated place; Sweet Home (4%) census-designated place
Neighborhood
Woodland Ridge GeoNames
Metro area
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
House districts
AR-4 (75%), AR-2 (25%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Central
Land area
111.6 sq mi · 203 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
13 more ZIP codes use the name Little Rock for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 72206?

72206 centers on 34.633°, -92.253° and covers 111.6 square miles of land plus 6.5 of water. It borders 10 ZIP codes: 72183, 72053, 72209, 72065, 72202, 72180, 72103, 72204, 72142, 72117.

72053 · College Station72065 · Hensley72103 · Mabelvale72117 · North Little Rock72142 · Scott72180 · Woodson72183 · Wrightsville72202 · Little Rock72204 · Little Rock72209 · Little Rock72206 · Little Rock (this ZIP)722067214272065721177210372209722027220472053 · College Station72065 · Hensley72103 · Mabelvale72117 · North Little Rock72142 · Scott72180 · Woodson72183 · Wrightsville72202 · Little Rock72204 · Little Rock72209 · Little Rock72206 · Little Rock (this ZIP)722067214272065721177210372209722027220472053 · College Station72065 · Hensley72103 · Mabelvale72117 · North Little Rock72142 · Scott72180 · Woodson72183 · Wrightsville72202 · Little Rock72204 · Little Rock72209 · Little Rock72206 · Little Rock (this ZIP)7220672142720657211772103722097220272204
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 72206 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 72206, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 72206 compare with the rest of Little Rock?

Rank of 72206 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure72206In Little RockIn Pulaski CountyIn AR
People (ACS 2020-2024)22,6675th of 1210th of 3641st of 615
Median household income$52k8th of 1121st of 27146th of 228
Median home value$142k9th of 1120th of 26141st of 243

Its median household income is higher than in 17% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 63% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 72206?

The 2020 Census counted 22,974 people in 72206; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 22,667. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 10.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
22,667
2020 Census count
22,974−10.3% since 2010 (25,624)
Households
8,527
Median age
40.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 72206?

Of the 22,667 people the ACS estimates in 72206, 23.8% are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (44.9%), then White (not Hispanic) (42.7%).

  • Under 1823.8%
  • 18 to 6456.4%
  • 65 and older19.8%
Age of the people of 72206 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic44.9%
  • White, not Hispanic42.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino6.7%
  • Other or two or more5.1%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.6%
Race and Hispanic origin in 72206 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 72206 earn?

Median household income is $52,132 (ACS 2020-2024), the 21st highest of the 27 ranked ZIP codes in Pulaski County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($45,779 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$52,132±$5,887
Income per person
$28,489
Below the poverty line
23.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
8.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
22.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$50,5779,180 returns; wages 72% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 72206?

FHFA's house price index for 72206, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 64% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 52% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +9.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$142,000
Median gross rent
$943
Homes owned by their occupants
70.7%
Housing units
10,284
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Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 72206; 2025: 339.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 72206?

524 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 32 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade72
  • Transportation and warehousing60
  • Other services (except public administration)58
  • Construction56
  • Wholesale trade55
  • Manufacturing40

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 72206?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 72206, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
72183Wrightsville904–4.1 mi
72053College Station21–4.9 mi
72209Little Rock31,607$40k6.1 mi
72065Hensley5,457$76k7.1 mi
72202Little Rock9,704$51k7.3 mi
72180Woodson89–7.4 mi
72103Mabelvale15,736$68k7.8 mi
72204Little Rock30,525$41k8.4 mi
72142Scott2,557$63k10.6 mi
72117North Little Rock13,438$44k12.0 mi
72201Little Rock795$115k8.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.