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71039

ZIP 71039 is Heflin, 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
1,281
Coordinates
32.4303, -93.2897
☼ Live from 71039 — Heflin, LA

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Where 71039 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71039
  • 🔢 Type 71039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 71039 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71038 (Haynesville, LA, 38 mi away) and 71040 (Homer, LA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71039 becomes 93017, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01379, 01937, 07193, 07931, 09137, 09173, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09173 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,169 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯590 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71039 and you would come out at 32.43°S, 86.71°E — 1,445 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 47.5 square miles of land, 71039 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,281This ZIP1,281
Households526This ZIP526
Housing units817This ZIP817
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,393This ZIP$48,393Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$183,800This ZIP$183,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density27.0 / sq miThis ZIP27.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$1,569,000This ZIP$1,569,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$48,239,000This ZIP$48,239,000

Land area

Land area47.49 sq miThis ZIP47.49 sq mi
Water area2.39 sq miThis ZIP2.39 sq mi

Counties 71039 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster Parish 63.5%
Bienville Parish 36.5%

Other place names in 71039

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ZIP codes near 71039

ZIPCityDistance
71024 Dubberly, LA 5.7 mi
71073 Sibley, LA 5.9 mi
71023 Doyline, LA 7.1 mi
71045 Jamestown, LA 9.9 mi
71068 Ringgold, LA 10.6 mi
71080 Taylor, LA 11.9 mi
71037 Haughton, LA 11.9 mi
71058 Minden, LA 12.8 mi
71028 Gibsland, LA 13.0 mi
71051 Elm Grove, LA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71039?

71039 is in Heflin, Louisiana, in Webster Parish, part of the Minden, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4303, -93.2897.

What county is 71039 in?

71039 spans 2 counties: Webster Parish and Bienville 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 71039?

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

What time zone is 71039 in?

71039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71039?

About 1,281 people live in ZIP code 71039, in 526 households, at 27.0 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 71039?

$48,393 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71039?

The closest are 71024 (5.7 mi), 71073 (5.9 mi), 71023 (7.1 mi), 71045 (9.9 mi) and 71068 (10.6 mi).

Is 71039 a PO Box ZIP code?

71039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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