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71225

ZIP 71225 is Calhoun, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ouachita
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
6,354
Coordinates
32.5069, -92.3505
☼ Live from 71225 — Calhoun, LA

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Where 71225 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71225
  • 🔢 Type 71225 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,225 = 5 × 5 × 7 × 11 × 37. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71223 (Bonita, LA, 47 mi away) and 71226 (Chatham, LA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71225 becomes 52217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clutier, IA, 661 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12257, 12527, 12572, 12725, 12752, 15227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12257 in Albany, NY, 1,232 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯613 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71225 and you would come out at 32.51°S, 87.65°E — 1,470 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 59.9 square miles of land, 71225 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,354This ZIP6,354
Households2,878This ZIP2,878
Housing units3,431This ZIP3,431
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,873This ZIP$74,873Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$210,000This ZIP$210,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$976This ZIP$976Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density106.1 / sq miThis ZIP106.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees805This ZIP805
Annual payroll$26,894,000This ZIP$26,894,000
Tax returns filed3,590This ZIP3,590
Total adjusted gross income$286,506,000This ZIP$286,506,000

Land area

Land area59.87 sq miThis ZIP59.87 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 71225

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ZIP codes near 71225

ZIPCityDistance
71227 Choudrant, LA 7.4 mi
71234 Downsville, LA 9.6 mi
71238 Eros, LA 10.0 mi
71292 West Monroe, LA 11.0 mi
71291 West Monroe, LA 11.1 mi
71210 Monroe, LA 11.2 mi
71211 Monroe, LA 11.2 mi
71213 Monroe, LA 11.2 mi
71281 Swartz, LA 11.2 mi
71294 West Monroe, LA 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71225?

71225 is in Calhoun, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5069, -92.3505.

What county is 71225 in?

71225 lies in Ouachita Parish.

What area code is 71225?

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

What time zone is 71225 in?

71225 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71225?

About 6,354 people live in ZIP code 71225, in 2,878 households, at 106.1 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 71225?

$74,873 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71225?

The closest are 71227 (7.4 mi), 71234 (9.6 mi), 71238 (10 mi), 71292 (11 mi) and 71291 (11.1 mi).

Is 71225 a PO Box ZIP code?

71225 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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