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71201

ZIP 71201 is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish; area code 318; Central time. Monroe has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ouachita
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
21,782
Coordinates
32.5396, -92.1069
☼ Live from 71201 — Monroe, LA

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Where 71201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71201
  • 🔢 Type 71201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,201 = 13 × 5477. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71172 (Bossier City, LA, 88 mi away) and 71202 (Monroe, LA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71201 becomes 10217, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01721, 02117, 02171, 07112, 10172, 10271, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02117 in Boston, MA, 1,334 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯619 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71201 and you would come out at 32.54°S, 87.89°E — 1,475 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 00m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 71201 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,782This ZIP21,782
Households9,468This ZIP9,468
Housing units10,617This ZIP10,617
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,446This ZIP$65,446Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$263,800This ZIP$263,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.6%This ZIP46.6%
Mean commute17.1 minThis ZIP17.1 min
Population density1,463.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,463.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,477This ZIP1,477
Employees20,370This ZIP20,370
Annual payroll$1,005,097,000This ZIP$1,005,097,000
Tax returns filed8,920This ZIP8,920
Total adjusted gross income$871,640,000This ZIP$871,640,000

Land area

Land area14.88 sq miThis ZIP14.88 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Other place names in 71201

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ZIP codes near 71201

ZIPCityDistance
71212 Monroe, LA 2.1 mi
71209 Monroe, LA 2.2 mi
71207 Monroe, LA 2.2 mi
71217 Monroe, LA 2.3 mi
71291 West Monroe, LA 4.2 mi
71210 Monroe, LA 4.5 mi
71211 Monroe, LA 4.5 mi
71213 Monroe, LA 4.5 mi
71281 Swartz, LA 4.5 mi
71294 West Monroe, LA 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71201?

71201 is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5396, -92.1069.

What county is 71201 in?

71201 lies in Ouachita Parish.

What area code is 71201?

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

What time zone is 71201 in?

71201 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71201?

About 21,782 people live in ZIP code 71201, in 9,468 households, at 1,463.8 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 71201?

$65,446 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71201?

The closest are 71212 (2.1 mi), 71209 (2.2 mi), 71207 (2.2 mi), 71217 (2.3 mi) and 71291 (4.2 mi).

Is 71201 a PO Box ZIP code?

71201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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