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71029

ZIP 71029 is Gilliam, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Caddo
Population
142
Coordinates
32.8362, -93.8337
☼ Live from 71029 — Gilliam, LA

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Where 71029 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71029
  • 🔢 Type 71029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,029 = 7 × 73 × 139. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71028 (Gibsland, LA, 50 mi away) and 71030 (Gloster, LA, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71029 becomes 92017, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09172 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,199 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯550 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71029 and you would come out at 32.84°S, 86.17°E — 1,405 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 25.1 square miles of land, 71029 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population142This ZIP142
Households70This ZIP70
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age67.2This ZIP67.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,222This ZIP$47,222Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$139,300This ZIP$139,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density5.7 / sq miThis ZIP5.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$4,438,000This ZIP$4,438,000

Land area

Land area25.06 sq miThis ZIP25.06 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 71029

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

ZIP codes near 71029

ZIPCityDistance
71043 Hosston, LA 4.7 mi
71004 Belcher, LA 6.7 mi
71082 Vivian, LA 8.4 mi
71044 Ida, LA 8.6 mi
71064 Plain Dealing, LA 9.9 mi
71061 Oil City, LA 10.0 mi
71006 Benton, LA 12.7 mi
71069 Rodessa, LA 12.9 mi
75565 Mc Leod, TX 16.0 mi
71060 Mooringsport, LA 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71029?

71029 is in Gilliam, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish, part of the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8362, -93.8337.

What county is 71029 in?

71029 lies in Caddo Parish.

What area code is 71029?

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

What time zone is 71029 in?

71029 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71029?

About 142 people live in ZIP code 71029, in 70 households, at 5.7 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 71029?

$47,222 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71029?

The closest are 71043 (4.7 mi), 71004 (6.7 mi), 71082 (8.4 mi), 71044 (8.6 mi) and 71064 (9.9 mi).

Is 71029 a PO Box ZIP code?

71029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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