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71202

ZIP 71202 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
25,444
Coordinates
32.3999, -92.0566
☼ Live from 71202 — Monroe, LA

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Where 71202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71202
  • 🔢 Type 71202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,202 = 2 × 3 × 11867. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71201 (Monroe, LA, 10 mi away) and 71203 (Monroe, LA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71202 becomes 20217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 955 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02217 in Boston, MA, 1,343 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯629 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71202 and you would come out at 32.40°S, 87.94°E — 1,485 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 115.4 square miles of land, 71202 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,444This ZIP25,444
Households8,708This ZIP8,708
Housing units11,036This ZIP11,036
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$28,213This ZIP$28,213Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$83,600This ZIP$83,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$853This ZIP$853Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density220.4 / sq miThis ZIP220.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments247This ZIP247
Employees3,720This ZIP3,720
Annual payroll$152,585,000This ZIP$152,585,000
Tax returns filed9,370This ZIP9,370
Total adjusted gross income$261,888,000This ZIP$261,888,000

Land area

Land area115.44 sq miThis ZIP115.44 sq mi
Water area3.57 sq miThis ZIP3.57 sq mi

Other place names in 71202

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ZIP codes near 71202

ZIPCityDistance
71217 Monroe, LA 7.9 mi
71207 Monroe, LA 8.4 mi
71210 Monroe, LA 8.7 mi
71211 Monroe, LA 8.7 mi
71213 Monroe, LA 8.7 mi
71281 Swartz, LA 8.7 mi
71294 West Monroe, LA 8.7 mi
71212 Monroe, LA 8.8 mi
71209 Monroe, LA 9.1 mi
71292 West Monroe, LA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71202?

71202 is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3999, -92.0566.

What county is 71202 in?

71202 lies in Ouachita Parish.

What area code is 71202?

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

What time zone is 71202 in?

71202 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71202?

About 25,444 people live in ZIP code 71202, in 8,708 households, at 220.4 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 71202?

$28,213 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71202?

The closest are 71217 (7.9 mi), 71207 (8.4 mi), 71210 (8.7 mi), 71211 (8.7 mi) and 71213 (8.7 mi).

Is 71202 a PO Box ZIP code?

71202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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