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71227

ZIP 71227 is Choudrant, Louisiana, mostly in Lincoln Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln +3 more
Metro area
Ruston, LA
Population
3,783
Coordinates
32.5296, -92.4743
☼ Live from 71227 — Choudrant, LA

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Where 71227 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71227
  • 🔢 Type 71227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,227 = 13 × 5479. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71226 (Chatham, LA, 19 mi away) and 71229 (Collinston, LA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71227 becomes 72217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Little Rock, AR, 160 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12727, 17272, 21727, 27127, 27217, 27712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12727 in Cochecton Center, NY, 1,148 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯608 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71227 and you would come out at 32.53°S, 87.53°E — 1,464 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 115.3 square miles of land, 71227 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,783This ZIP3,783
Households1,428This ZIP1,428
Housing units1,631This ZIP1,631
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,195This ZIP$64,195Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$255,800This ZIP$255,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density32.8 / sq miThis ZIP32.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments70This ZIP70
Employees423This ZIP423
Annual payroll$15,302,000This ZIP$15,302,000
Tax returns filed1,790This ZIP1,790
Total adjusted gross income$165,339,000This ZIP$165,339,000

Land area

Land area115.29 sq miThis ZIP115.29 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 71227 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln Parish 60.3%
Jackson Parish 36.8%
Ouachita Parish 2.8%
Union Parish 0.1%

Other place names in 71227

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ZIP codes near 71227

ZIPCityDistance
71225 Calhoun, LA 7.4 mi
71270 Ruston, LA 10.3 mi
71272 Ruston, LA 10.3 mi
71273 Ruston, LA 11.4 mi
71234 Downsville, LA 11.6 mi
71238 Eros, LA 12.9 mi
71245 Grambling, LA 14.1 mi
71235 Dubach, LA 16.1 mi
71292 West Monroe, LA 17.7 mi
71291 West Monroe, LA 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71227?

71227 is in Choudrant, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish, part of the Ruston, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5296, -92.4743.

What county is 71227 in?

71227 spans 4 counties: Lincoln Parish, Jackson Parish, Ouachita Parish and Union Parish. Most of it falls in Lincoln Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 71227?

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

What time zone is 71227 in?

71227 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71227?

About 3,783 people live in ZIP code 71227, in 1,428 households, at 32.8 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 71227?

$64,195 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71227?

The closest are 71225 (7.4 mi), 71270 (10.3 mi), 71272 (10.3 mi), 71273 (11.4 mi) and 71234 (11.6 mi).

Is 71227 a PO Box ZIP code?

71227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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