Data through April 2026 · updated 24 Apr 2026
11 ZIP codes with 200 or more permits on homes in the City of Little Rock, May 2023 through April 2026. 72223 is the busiest with 4,096 permits (24% of the 17,385 in Little Rock). Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code, for the 10 kinds of home work we track.
Busiest first. Top trade is the trade with the most permits in that ZIP code; contractors are distinct business names with at least one permit there. A ZIP code opens its page: permits by trade, the most active firms and usual filed values.
| ZIP code | Permits | Share | Top trade | Contractors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72223 | 4,096 | 24% | HVAC (1,114) | 465 |
| 72204 | 2,132 | 12% | Electrical (716) | 443 |
| 72205 | 1,689 | 10% | HVAC (508) | 459 |
| 72211 | 1,687 | 10% | HVAC (570) | 424 |
| 72207 | 1,630 | 9% | HVAC (490) | 439 |
| 72227 | 1,367 | 8% | HVAC (431) | 400 |
| 72209 | 1,143 | 7% | Electrical (460) | 317 |
| 72212 | 1,087 | 6% | HVAC (464) | 318 |
| 72206 | 978 | 6% | Electrical (327) | 309 |
| 72202 | 808 | 5% | Electrical (249) | 314 |
| 72210 | 278 | 2% | HVAC (126) | 109 |
Fewer than 200 permits, so no page: 72201 (9).
Source: City of Little Rock Planning and Development permits on single-family, duplex and manufactured homes (the City's periodic permit download, the edition that runs to April 30, 2026). The window is May 2023 through April 2026.
Counted: permits on homes for the kinds of work we track (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, new home, remodel & repair, lawn irrigation, addition, deck, porch & carport, generator, solar) where the record names a contractor, placed by the ZIP code of the permit's address (or its parcel's). The pages with a ZIP code cover 16,895 of the 17,385 permits; 481 had no usable ZIP code.
Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and owner-pulled permits. A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Little Rock.
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