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71043

ZIP 71043 is Hosston, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Caddo
Population
470
Coordinates
32.8860, -93.8878
☼ Live from 71043 — Hosston, LA

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Where 71043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71043
  • 🔢 Type 71043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,043 = 3 × 7 × 17 × 199. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010110000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71040 (Homer, LA, 52 mi away) and 71044 (Ida, LA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71043 becomes 34017, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01347, 01473, 03741, 10473, 13074, 13407, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03741 in Canaan, NH, 1,395 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯546 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71043 and you would come out at 32.89°S, 86.11°E — 1,400 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 15.7 square miles of land, 71043 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population470This ZIP470
Households197This ZIP197
Housing units229This ZIP229
Median age49.4This ZIP49.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,432This ZIP$59,432Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$83,100This ZIP$83,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$768This ZIP$768Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%This ZIP11.5%
Mean commute39.2 minThis ZIP39.2 min
Population density30.0 / sq miThis ZIP30.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$1,353,000This ZIP$1,353,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$11,596,000This ZIP$11,596,000

Land area

Land area15.66 sq miThis ZIP15.66 sq mi
Water area2.90 sq miThis ZIP2.90 sq mi

Other place names in 71043

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

ZIP codes near 71043

ZIPCityDistance
71029 Gilliam, LA 4.7 mi
71044 Ida, LA 4.7 mi
71082 Vivian, LA 6.1 mi
71069 Rodessa, LA 8.3 mi
71004 Belcher, LA 10.1 mi
71061 Oil City, LA 10.5 mi
75565 Mc Leod, TX 11.7 mi
71064 Plain Dealing, LA 11.7 mi
75555 Bivins, TX 15.2 mi
71834 Doddridge, AR 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71043?

71043 is in Hosston, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish, part of the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8860, -93.8878.

What county is 71043 in?

71043 lies in Caddo Parish.

What area code is 71043?

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

What time zone is 71043 in?

71043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71043?

About 470 people live in ZIP code 71043, in 197 households, at 30.0 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 71043?

$59,432 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71043?

The closest are 71029 (4.7 mi), 71044 (4.7 mi), 71082 (6.1 mi), 71069 (8.3 mi) and 71004 (10.1 mi).

Is 71043 a PO Box ZIP code?

71043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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