Arkansas · Census place 0550450

North Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas with an estimated 64,498 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 8th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
64,498
#8 of 185 in Arkansas
Change since 2020
-0.3%
-176 people
Land area
53.1 sq mi
+ 3.15 sq mi water
Density
1,216 / sq mi
State median 1,001
Orange pin: North Little Rock. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Little Rock.

North Little Rock population, 2020 to 2024

North Little Rock lost 176 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.3%. In the latest year it moved by -157. Among 68 Arkansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 48th; the median place changed by +2.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arkansas has 11,311 people, so North Little Rock is 5.7 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 64,609. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Little Rock covers 53.05 square miles of land and 3.15 of water, for 1,216 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so North Little Rock is denser than the typical town.

What county North Little Rock is in

All of North Little Rock's residents live in Pulaski County, which had 401,209 residents in 2024. North Little Rock holds 16.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Little Rock

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap North Little Rock by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 72113, 72114, 72116, 72117, 72118. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where North Little Rock is

The Census internal point of North Little Rock is at 34.781800, -92.235100. Little Rock, the capital, is 3.9 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Little Rock, AR (204,774 people), 8.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.781800, -92.235100
DMS
34°46'54.48"N 92°14'6.36"W
UTM
15N 569983.9E 3849112.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
8669QQJ7+PX

Daylight in North Little Rock

At 34.78° N, North Little Rock gets about 14 h 30 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 49 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 40 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near North Little Rock

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Sherwood, 5.2 miles away, with 33,281 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Little Rock, AR?

64,498 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 176 (0.3%) from 64,674 in July 2020.

What county is North Little Rock in?

Pulaski County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover North Little Rock?

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 72113, 72114, 72116, 72117, 72118.

How far is North Little Rock from Little Rock?

3.9 miles (6.3 km) in a straight line, heading SW from North Little Rock.

What is the nearest larger city to North Little Rock?

Little Rock, AR, with 204,774 residents, 8.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.