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71073

ZIP 71073 is Sibley, Louisiana, in Webster Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Minden, LA
Population
2,654
Coordinates
32.5141, -93.3115
☼ Live from 71073 — Sibley, LA

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Where 71073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71073
  • 🔢 Type 71073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,073 = 3 × 3 × 53 × 149. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71072 (Shongaloo, LA, 29 mi away) and 71075 (Springhill, LA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71073 becomes 37017, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01773, 03771, 07731, 13077, 17037, 17073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03771 in Monroe, NH, 1,406 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯584 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71073 and you would come out at 32.51°S, 86.69°E — 1,440 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 29.9 square miles of land, 71073 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,654This ZIP2,654
Households950This ZIP950
Housing units1,058This ZIP1,058
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$42,472This ZIP$42,472Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$138,300This ZIP$138,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$717This ZIP$717Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density88.8 / sq miThis ZIP88.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees781This ZIP781
Annual payroll$49,858,000This ZIP$49,858,000
Tax returns filed880This ZIP880
Total adjusted gross income$51,767,000This ZIP$51,767,000

Land area

Land area29.90 sq miThis ZIP29.90 sq mi
Water area4.76 sq miThis ZIP4.76 sq mi

Other place names in 71073

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ZIP codes near 71073

ZIPCityDistance
71024 Dubberly, LA 5.6 mi
71039 Heflin, LA 5.9 mi
71023 Doyline, LA 6.4 mi
71058 Minden, LA 7.1 mi
71037 Haughton, LA 10.6 mi
71067 Princeton, LA 11.1 mi
71055 Minden, LA 11.3 mi
71028 Gibsland, LA 13.9 mi
71045 Jamestown, LA 15.1 mi
71080 Taylor, LA 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71073?

71073 is in Sibley, Louisiana, in Webster Parish, part of the Minden, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5141, -93.3115.

What county is 71073 in?

71073 lies in Webster Parish.

What area code is 71073?

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

What time zone is 71073 in?

71073 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71073?

About 2,654 people live in ZIP code 71073, in 950 households, at 88.8 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 71073?

$42,472 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71073?

The closest are 71024 (5.6 mi), 71039 (5.9 mi), 71023 (6.4 mi), 71058 (7.1 mi) and 71037 (10.6 mi).

Is 71073 a PO Box ZIP code?

71073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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