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71072

ZIP 71072 is Shongaloo, Louisiana, in Webster Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Minden, LA
Population
1,348
Coordinates
32.9380, -93.3120
☼ Live from 71072 — Shongaloo, LA

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Where 71072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71072
  • 🔢 Type 71072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2221. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71071 (Sarepta, LA, 8 mi away) and 71073 (Sibley, LA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71072 becomes 27017 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dobson, NC, 752 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02717 in East Freetown, MA, 1,364 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯559 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71072 and you would come out at 32.94°S, 86.69°E — 1,415 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 96.3 square miles of land, 71072 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,348This ZIP1,348
Households531This ZIP531
Housing units747This ZIP747
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,472This ZIP$83,472Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$102,500This ZIP$102,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%This ZIP36.0%
Mean commute36.9 minThis ZIP36.9 min
Population density14.0 / sq miThis ZIP14.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$1,493,000This ZIP$1,493,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$33,617,000This ZIP$33,617,000

Land area

Land area96.25 sq miThis ZIP96.25 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Other place names in 71072

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ZIP codes near 71072

ZIPCityDistance
71021 Cullen, LA 8.1 mi
71071 Sarepta, LA 8.1 mi
71075 Springhill, LA 10.4 mi
71018 Cotton Valley, LA 10.7 mi
71740 Emerson, AR 12.7 mi
71038 Haynesville, LA 13.9 mi
71861 Taylor, AR 15.6 mi
71055 Minden, LA 18.1 mi
71040 Homer, LA 21.1 mi
71753 Magnolia, AR 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71072?

71072 is in Shongaloo, Louisiana, in Webster Parish, part of the Minden, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9380, -93.3120.

What county is 71072 in?

71072 lies in Webster Parish.

What area code is 71072?

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

What time zone is 71072 in?

71072 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71072?

About 1,348 people live in ZIP code 71072, in 531 households, at 14.0 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 71072?

$83,472 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71072?

The closest are 71021 (8.1 mi), 71071 (8.1 mi), 71075 (10.4 mi), 71018 (10.7 mi) and 71740 (12.7 mi).

Is 71072 a PO Box ZIP code?

71072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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