Scott is a community in Lonoke County, Arkansas, home to about 46 people across 3.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 72142.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly North Little Rock; part is in Scott
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Scott. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)124 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN125 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX298 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Scott; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Scott had 97 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 578th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Lonoke County grew from 22,544 residents in 1900 to 74,015 in 2020.
Lonoke County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Rock Ap Adams Fld, AR weather station (7 miles away).
12,365 jobs at 1,175 businesses in Lonoke County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Scott.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Academics Plus Public Charter Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Charter SchoolScott | K–12 | 207 | Charter | 1.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with North Little Rock.
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