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71203

ZIP 71203 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
38,354
Coordinates
32.5820, -92.0186
☼ Live from 71203 — Monroe, LA

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Where 71203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71203
  • 🔢 Type 71203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,203 = 11 × 6473. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71202 (Monroe, LA, 13 mi away) and 71207 (Monroe, LA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71203 becomes 30217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Franklin, GA, 402 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01237, 02137, 02713, 03217, 10273, 12037, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03217 in Ashland, NH, 1,343 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯620 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71203 and you would come out at 32.58°S, 87.98°E — 1,476 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 118.5 square miles of land, 71203 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,354This ZIP38,354
Households15,189This ZIP15,189
Housing units17,357This ZIP17,357
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,326This ZIP$52,326Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$185,100This ZIP$185,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.0%This ZIP34.0%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density323.5 / sq miThis ZIP323.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments679This ZIP679
Employees12,646This ZIP12,646
Annual payroll$531,114,000This ZIP$531,114,000
Tax returns filed15,380This ZIP15,380
Total adjusted gross income$885,364,000This ZIP$885,364,000

Land area

Land area118.54 sq miThis ZIP118.54 sq mi
Water area5.98 sq miThis ZIP5.98 sq mi

Other place names in 71203

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ZIP codes near 71203

ZIPCityDistance
71240 Fairbanks, LA 4.4 mi
71209 Monroe, LA 4.6 mi
71212 Monroe, LA 5.0 mi
71201 Monroe, LA 5.9 mi
71217 Monroe, LA 6.2 mi
71207 Monroe, LA 7.7 mi
71229 Collinston, LA 7.9 mi
71291 West Monroe, LA 9.1 mi
71210 Monroe, LA 10.3 mi
71211 Monroe, LA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71203?

71203 is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5820, -92.0186.

What county is 71203 in?

71203 lies in Ouachita Parish.

What area code is 71203?

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

What time zone is 71203 in?

71203 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71203?

About 38,354 people live in ZIP code 71203, in 15,189 households, at 323.5 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 71203?

$52,326 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71203?

The closest are 71240 (4.4 mi), 71209 (4.6 mi), 71212 (5 mi), 71201 (5.9 mi) and 71217 (6.2 mi).

Is 71203 a PO Box ZIP code?

71203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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