Photo: Belinda Hankins Miller from U.S.A., upload by Herrick 10:33, 15 November 2007 (UTC) · CC BY 2.0Living in North Little Rock, AR: what to set up and who to call
North Little Rock runs its own electric utility, City of North Little Rock; its homes paid 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025. Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock, 0.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Little Rock, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in North Little Rock.
Power comes from City of North Little Rock
City of North Little Rock (City of North Little Rock - (AR)), a municipal utility, serves all of North Little Rock. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $112 a month (its average across Arkansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Central Arkansas Water
Central Arkansas Water supplies almost all of North Little Rock. It draws surface water and serves 368,455 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AR0000465.
6 home internet providers serve North Little Rock
99% of 24,361 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Fidelity | Cable, Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Aristotle | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in North Little Rock depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Little Rock, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
North Little Rock Sanitation drop-off (household chemicals and used oil)
418 West 13th Street, North Little Rock, AR 72114
- Tue7 am–9:30 am, 3:30 pm–5:30 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Empty aluminum, steel, and tin cans
- Empty #1 and #2 plastic bottles, jugs, and clamshell containers
- Empty glass bottles and jars
- Empty #7 plastic portable/reusable bottles
- Empty #5 plastic tubs (yogurt, butter, sour cream containers)
- Empty to-go cups made of plastic and paper (no lids or plastic straws)
From nlr.ar.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-07-31T18:45:58+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of North Little Rock (53%) is in Pulaski County Special School District; parts are in North Little Rock School District (47%).
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
North Little Rock spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Little Rock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Little Rock | ZIP’s residents in North Little Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72116 | North Little Rock, AR | 33% | 99% |
| 72118 | North Little Rock, AR | 27% | 76% |
| 72114 | North Little Rock, AR | 17% | 100% |
| 72117 | North Little Rock, AR | 14% | 64% |
| 72113 | Maumelle, AR | 8% | 20% |
A few homes fall in 72120, 72142. 72115, 72124, 72190 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in North Little Rock
Who supplies North Little Rock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Central Arkansas Water (EPA ID AR0000465). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Little Rock?
City of North Little Rock (City of North Little Rock - (AR)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Little Rock?
Xfinity, AT&T, Fidelity, Verizon, T-Mobile, Aristotle (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Little Rock?
72116 (33%), 72118 (27%), 72114 (17%), 72117 (14%), 72113 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Little Rock in?
Pulaski County Special School District. Parts of the city are in North Little Rock School District.
How do I register to vote in North Little Rock?
Arkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Pulaski County Clerk. Check your registration at voterview.ar-nova.org.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: North Little Rock’s own website (nlr.ar.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.