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71061

ZIP 71061 is Oil City, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Caddo
Population
1,977
Coordinates
32.7540, -93.9763
☼ Live from 71061 — Oil City, LA

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Where 71061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71061
  • 🔢 Type 71061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,061 = 3 × 23687. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71060 (Mooringsport, LA, 8 mi away) and 71063 (Pelican, LA, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71061 becomes 16017 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boyers, PA, 958 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06117, 10167, 10176, 11706, 11760, 16017, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06117 in West Hartford, CT, 1,318 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯552 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71061 and you would come out at 32.75°S, 86.02°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 20.3 square miles of land, 71061 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,977This ZIP1,977
Households836This ZIP836
Housing units962This ZIP962
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$35,536This ZIP$35,536Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$113,200This ZIP$113,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$445This ZIP$445Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%This ZIP5.7%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density97.3 / sq miThis ZIP97.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees804This ZIP804
Annual payroll$64,782,000This ZIP$64,782,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$32,093,000This ZIP$32,093,000

Land area

Land area20.33 sq miThis ZIP20.33 sq mi
Water area6.56 sq miThis ZIP6.56 sq mi

Other place names in 71061

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ZIP codes near 71061

ZIPCityDistance
71082 Vivian, LA 6.1 mi
71004 Belcher, LA 6.8 mi
71060 Mooringsport, LA 7.8 mi
71029 Gilliam, LA 10.0 mi
71043 Hosston, LA 10.5 mi
75661 Karnack, TX 13.0 mi
71009 Blanchard, LA 13.1 mi
71107 Shreveport, LA 13.2 mi
75565 Mc Leod, TX 14.7 mi
71044 Ida, LA 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71061?

71061 is in Oil City, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish, part of the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7540, -93.9763.

What county is 71061 in?

71061 lies in Caddo Parish.

What area code is 71061?

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

What time zone is 71061 in?

71061 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71061?

About 1,977 people live in ZIP code 71061, in 836 households, at 97.3 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 71061?

$35,536 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71061?

The closest are 71082 (6.1 mi), 71004 (6.8 mi), 71060 (7.8 mi), 71029 (10 mi) and 71043 (10.5 mi).

Is 71061 a PO Box ZIP code?

71061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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