Little Rock, Arkansas

**Little Rock** is the capital city and largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas.  Billy Joel mentions it in "We Didn't Start the Fire".

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Little Rock
- **settlement type**: List of capitals in the United States, State capital and city
- **official name**: City of Little Rock
- **image flag**: Flag of Little Rock, Arkansas.svg
- **nickname**: The Rock, Rock Town, LR
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Little Rock
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: List of states and territories of the United States, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Arkansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Pulaski County, Arkansas, Pulaski
- **subdivision type3**: List of Arkansas townships, Township
- **subdivision name3**: Big Rock
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Incorporated (town)
- **established title2**: Incorporated (city)
- **named for**:
 (The Little Rock, The "Little Rock")
- **government type**: council-manager government, Council-manager
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Frank Scott Jr.
- **leader party**: Democratic Party (United States), D
- **leader title2**: City council, Council
- **leader name2**: Little Rock City Council
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 123.00
- **area total km2**: 318.58
- **area land sq mi**: 120.05
- **area land km2**: 310.92
- **area water sq mi**: 2.96
- **area water km2**: 7.66
- **area metro sq mi**: 4090.3
- **area metro km2**: 10593.9
- **population as of**: 2023
- **population demonym**: Little Rocker
- **population total**: 203842
- **population rank**: US: List of United States cities by population, 119th
- **population urban**: 461,864 (US: List of United States urban areas, 88th)
- **population density urban km2**: 665.9
- **population density urban sq mi**: 1,724.6
- **population metro**: 764,045 (US: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 80th)
- **timezone**: Central Standard Time, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: Central Daylight Time, CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **elevation m**: 102
- **elevation ft**: 335
- **postal code type**: ZIP code, ZIP code(s)
- **postal code**: 72002, 72103, 72201, 72202, 72204, 72205, 72206, 72207, 72209, 72210, 72211, 72212, 72223, 72227
- **area code**: Area code 501, 501
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 05-41000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0083350
- **blank2 name**: Major airport
- **blank2 info**: Clinton National Airport, Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)
- **blank3 name**: Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highways
- **blank3 info**: Interstate 30 in Arkansas, I-30, Interstate 40 in Arkansas, I-40, Interstate 430, I-430, Interstate 440 (Arkansas), I-440, Interstate 530, I-530, Interstate 630, I-630
- **blank4 name**: Other major highways
- **blank4 info**: U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas, US 65, U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas, US 67, U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas, US 70, U.S. Route 167, US 167, Arkansas Highway 107, AR 107
- **population density sq mi**: 1687.6
- **population density km2**: 651.6