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71002

ZIP 71002 is Ashland, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Natchitoches
Metro area
Natchitoches, LA
Population
151
Coordinates
32.1204, -93.1125
☼ Live from 71002 — Ashland, LA

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Where 71002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71002
  • 🔢 Type 71002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,002 = 2 × 131 × 271. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71001 (Arcadia, LA, 35 mi away) and 71003 (Athens, LA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71002 becomes 20017 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 1,019 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00721, 01027, 01072, 01270, 01702, 01720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00721 in Palmer, PR, 1,946 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯614 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71002 and you would come out at 32.12°S, 86.89°E — 1,469 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 27.2 square miles of land, 71002 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population151This ZIP151
Households87This ZIP87
Housing units147This ZIP147
Median age61.7This ZIP61.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,239This ZIP$43,239Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute51.4 minThis ZIP51.4 min
Population density5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area27.17 sq miThis ZIP27.17 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 71002

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 71002

ZIPCityDistance
71016 Castor, LA 7.2 mi
71070 Saline, LA 7.7 mi
71034 Hall Summit, LA 12.0 mi
71019 Coushatta, LA 12.7 mi
71031 Goldonna, LA 14.8 mi
71411 Campti, LA 14.9 mi
71045 Jamestown, LA 15.2 mi
71068 Ringgold, LA 15.5 mi
71080 Taylor, LA 17.0 mi
71066 Powhatan, LA 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71002?

71002 is in Ashland, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish, part of the Natchitoches, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1204, -93.1125.

What county is 71002 in?

71002 lies in Natchitoches Parish.

What area code is 71002?

Ashland uses area code 318, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71002 in?

71002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71002?

About 151 people live in ZIP code 71002, in 87 households, at 5.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 71002?

$43,239 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71002?

The closest are 71016 (7.2 mi), 71070 (7.7 mi), 71034 (12 mi), 71019 (12.7 mi) and 71031 (14.8 mi).

Is 71002 a PO Box ZIP code?

71002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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