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71009

ZIP 71009 is Blanchard, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Caddo
Population
47
Coordinates
32.5780, -93.8918
☼ Live from 71009 — Blanchard, LA

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Where 71009 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71009
  • 🔢 Type 71009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,009 = 17 × 4177. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71008 (Bienville, LA, 56 mi away) and 71016 (Castor, LA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71009 becomes 90017 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 1,408 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00719, 00791, 00917, 00971, 01079, 01097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09071 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,176 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯565 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71009 and you would come out at 32.58°S, 86.11°E — 1,418 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 0.201 square miles of land, 71009 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 97 football fields.
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People and housing

Population47This ZIP47
Households32This ZIP32
Housing units52This ZIP52
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,750This ZIP$45,750Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home valueunder $10,000This ZIPunder $10,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density233.8 / sq miThis ZIP233.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees36This ZIP36
Annual payroll$860,000This ZIP$860,000

Land area

Land area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 71009

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

ZIP codes near 71009

ZIPCityDistance
71107 Shreveport, LA 1.9 mi
71119 Shreveport, LA 6.3 mi
71060 Mooringsport, LA 7.1 mi
71102 Shreveport, LA 8.4 mi
71120 Shreveport, LA 8.4 mi
71130 Shreveport, LA 8.4 mi
71133 Shreveport, LA 8.4 mi
71134 Shreveport, LA 8.4 mi
71135 Shreveport, LA 8.4 mi
71136 Shreveport, LA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71009?

71009 is in Blanchard, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish, part of the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5780, -93.8918.

What county is 71009 in?

71009 lies in Caddo Parish.

What area code is 71009?

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

What time zone is 71009 in?

71009 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71009?

About 47 people live in ZIP code 71009, in 32 households, at 233.8 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 71009?

$45,750 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71009?

The closest are 71107 (1.9 mi), 71119 (6.3 mi), 71060 (7.1 mi), 71102 (8.4 mi) and 71120 (8.4 mi).

Is 71009 a PO Box ZIP code?

71009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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