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71018

ZIP 71018 is Cotton Valley, Louisiana, mostly in Webster Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster +1 more
Metro area
Minden, LA
Population
1,260
Coordinates
32.8210, -93.4326
☼ Live from 71018 — Cotton Valley, LA

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Where 71018 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71018
  • 🔢 Type 71018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,018 = 2 × 35509. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71016 (Castor, LA, 45 mi away) and 71019 (Coushatta, LA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71018 becomes 81017, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01718, 10178, 11780, 17018, 17081, 17108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01718 in Acton, MA, 1,371 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯562 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71018 and you would come out at 32.82°S, 86.57°E — 1,418 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 83.2 square miles of land, 71018 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,260This ZIP1,260
Households480This ZIP480
Housing units657This ZIP657
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$41,638This ZIP$41,638Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$97,300This ZIP$97,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute35.7 minThis ZIP35.7 min
Population density15.1 / sq miThis ZIP15.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees181This ZIP181
Annual payroll$13,490,000This ZIP$13,490,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$26,244,000This ZIP$26,244,000

Land area

Land area83.23 sq miThis ZIP83.23 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Counties 71018 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster Parish 67.6%
Bossier Parish 32.4%

Other place names in 71018

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

ZIP codes near 71018

ZIPCityDistance
71071 Sarepta, LA 6.8 mi
71021 Cullen, LA 10.2 mi
71072 Shongaloo, LA 10.7 mi
71075 Springhill, LA 12.1 mi
71055 Minden, LA 12.8 mi
71006 Benton, LA 14.5 mi
71067 Princeton, LA 14.6 mi
71064 Plain Dealing, LA 16.1 mi
71058 Minden, LA 16.5 mi
71113 Bossier City, LA 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71018?

71018 is in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, in Webster Parish, part of the Minden, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8210, -93.4326.

What county is 71018 in?

71018 spans 2 counties: Webster Parish and Bossier Parish. Most of it falls in Webster Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 71018?

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

What time zone is 71018 in?

71018 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71018?

About 1,260 people live in ZIP code 71018, in 480 households, at 15.1 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 71018?

$41,638 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71018?

The closest are 71071 (6.8 mi), 71021 (10.2 mi), 71072 (10.7 mi), 71075 (12.1 mi) and 71055 (12.8 mi).

Is 71018 a PO Box ZIP code?

71018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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