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71006

ZIP 71006 is Benton, Louisiana, in Bossier Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bossier
Population
16,454
Coordinates
32.7292, -93.6561
☼ Live from 71006 — Benton, LA

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Where 71006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71006
  • 🔢 Type 71006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,006 = 2 × 13 × 2731. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71004 (Belcher, LA, 12 mi away) and 71007 (Bethany, LA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71006 becomes 60017 — and that is a real ZIP code: Des Plaines, IL, 716 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00617, 00716, 01607, 01760, 06071, 06107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00716 in Ponce, PR, 1,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯562 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71006 and you would come out at 32.73°S, 86.34°E — 1,417 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 205.2 square miles of land, 71006 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 156 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,454This ZIP16,454
Households5,764This ZIP5,764
Housing units6,358This ZIP6,358
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$94,266This ZIP$94,266Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$325,900This ZIP$325,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,256This ZIP$1,256Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%This ZIP36.5%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density80.2 / sq miThis ZIP80.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees1,299This ZIP1,299
Annual payroll$50,067,000This ZIP$50,067,000
Tax returns filed6,650This ZIP6,650
Total adjusted gross income$738,636,000This ZIP$738,636,000

Land area

Land area205.18 sq miThis ZIP205.18 sq mi
Water area8.24 sq miThis ZIP8.24 sq mi

Other place names in 71006

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ZIP codes near 71006

ZIPCityDistance
71113 Bossier City, LA 7.5 mi
71172 Bossier City, LA 7.5 mi
71102 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi
71120 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi
71130 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi
71133 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi
71134 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi
71135 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi
71136 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi
71137 Shreveport, LA 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71006?

71006 is in Benton, Louisiana, in Bossier Parish, part of the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7292, -93.6561.

What county is 71006 in?

71006 lies in Bossier Parish.

What area code is 71006?

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

What time zone is 71006 in?

71006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71006?

About 16,454 people live in ZIP code 71006, in 5,764 households, at 80.2 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 71006?

$94,266 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71006?

The closest are 71113 (7.5 mi), 71172 (7.5 mi), 71102 (10.1 mi), 71120 (10.1 mi) and 71130 (10.1 mi).

Is 71006 a PO Box ZIP code?

71006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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