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71229

ZIP 71229 is Collinston, Louisiana, mostly in Morehouse Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Morehouse +1 more
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
1,331
Coordinates
32.6319, -91.8968
☼ Live from 71229 — Collinston, LA

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Where 71229 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 71229
  • 🔢 Type 71229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,229 = 3 × 23743. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71227 (Choudrant, LA, 34 mi away) and 71230 (Crowville, LA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71229 becomes 92217, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12729, 12792, 12927, 12972, 17229, 17922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97122 in Hebo, OR, 1,906 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯621 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71229 and you would come out at 32.63°S, 88.10°E — 1,477 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 54.8 square miles of land, 71229 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,331This ZIP1,331
Households519This ZIP519
Housing units639This ZIP639
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,125This ZIP$83,125Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$155,900This ZIP$155,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$290This ZIP$290Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density24.3 / sq miThis ZIP24.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$2,256,000This ZIP$2,256,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$41,184,000This ZIP$41,184,000

Land area

Land area54.77 sq miThis ZIP54.77 sq mi
Water area1.26 sq miThis ZIP1.26 sq mi

Counties 71229 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Morehouse Parish 90.8%
Ouachita Parish 9.2%

Other place names in 71229

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 71229

ZIPCityDistance
71264 Oak Ridge, LA 7.5 mi
71203 Monroe, LA 7.9 mi
71240 Fairbanks, LA 8.2 mi
71221 Bastrop, LA 8.7 mi
71279 Start, LA 10.3 mi
71209 Monroe, LA 12.3 mi
71212 Monroe, LA 12.7 mi
71280 Sterlington, LA 13.3 mi
71217 Monroe, LA 13.7 mi
71201 Monroe, LA 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71229?

71229 is in Collinston, Louisiana, in Morehouse Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6319, -91.8968.

What county is 71229 in?

71229 spans 2 counties: Morehouse Parish and Ouachita Parish. Most of it falls in Morehouse 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 71229?

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

What time zone is 71229 in?

71229 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71229?

About 1,331 people live in ZIP code 71229, in 519 households, at 24.3 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 71229?

$83,125 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71229?

The closest are 71264 (7.5 mi), 71203 (7.9 mi), 71240 (8.2 mi), 71221 (8.7 mi) and 71279 (10.3 mi).

Is 71229 a PO Box ZIP code?

71229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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