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71063

ZIP 71063 is Pelican, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
De Soto
Population
724
Coordinates
31.9115, -93.5150
☼ Live from 71063 — Pelican, LA

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Where 71063 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71063
  • 🔢 Type 71063 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,063 = 179 × 397. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71061 (Oil City, LA, 64 mi away) and 71064 (Plain Dealing, LA, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71063 becomes 36017 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clio, AL, 467 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01367, 01376, 06137, 06371, 07631, 13076, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01376 in Turners Falls, MA, 1,363 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯616 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71063 and you would come out at 31.91°S, 86.49°E — 1,469 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 110.0 square miles of land, 71063 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population724This ZIP724
Households404This ZIP404
Housing units448This ZIP448
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median home value$85,600This ZIP$85,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher1.5%This ZIP1.5%
Mean commute41.0 minThis ZIP41.0 min
Population density6.6 / sq miThis ZIP6.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$2,251,000This ZIP$2,251,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$32,842,000This ZIP$32,842,000

Land area

Land area110.02 sq miThis ZIP110.02 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

ZIP codes near 71063

ZIPCityDistance
71065 Pleasant Hill, LA 7.5 mi
71052 Mansfield, LA 11.0 mi
71450 Marthaville, LA 11.4 mi
71406 Belmont, LA 12.3 mi
71419 Converse, LA 14.8 mi
71019 Coushatta, LA 15.0 mi
71066 Powhatan, LA 18.8 mi
71032 Grand Cane, LA 20.7 mi
71469 Robeline, LA 20.8 mi
71462 Noble, LA 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71063?

71063 is in Pelican, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish, part of the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9115, -93.5150.

What county is 71063 in?

71063 lies in De Soto Parish.

What area code is 71063?

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

What time zone is 71063 in?

71063 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71063?

About 724 people live in ZIP code 71063, in 404 households, at 6.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 71063?

The closest are 71065 (7.5 mi), 71052 (11 mi), 71450 (11.4 mi), 71406 (12.3 mi) and 71419 (14.8 mi).

Is 71063 a PO Box ZIP code?

71063 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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