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71234

ZIP 71234 is Downsville, Louisiana, mostly in Union Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union +2 more
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
5,396
Coordinates
32.6452, -92.3305
☼ Live from 71234 — Downsville, LA

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Where 71234 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71234
  • 🔢 Type 71234 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,234 = 2 × 35617. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71233 (Delta, LA, 84 mi away) and 71235 (Dubach, LA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71234 becomes 43217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Columbus, OH, 720 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12473, 12734, 12743, 13472, 14273, 14723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13472 in Thendara, NY, 1,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯606 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71234 and you would come out at 32.65°S, 87.67°E — 1,462 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 116.8 square miles of land, 71234 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,396This ZIP5,396
Households1,651This ZIP1,651
Housing units1,983This ZIP1,983
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,740This ZIP$84,740Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$155,500This ZIP$155,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,090This ZIP$1,090Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density46.2 / sq miThis ZIP46.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees287This ZIP287
Annual payroll$13,274,000This ZIP$13,274,000
Tax returns filed1,780This ZIP1,780
Total adjusted gross income$113,367,000This ZIP$113,367,000

Land area

Land area116.83 sq miThis ZIP116.83 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 71234 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Union Parish 86.1%
Ouachita Parish 7.5%
Lincoln Parish 6.3%

Other place names in 71234

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ZIP codes near 71234

ZIPCityDistance
71241 Farmerville, LA 9.4 mi
71225 Calhoun, LA 9.6 mi
71291 West Monroe, LA 10.7 mi
71227 Choudrant, LA 11.6 mi
71280 Sterlington, LA 14.2 mi
71210 Monroe, LA 14.6 mi
71211 Monroe, LA 14.6 mi
71213 Monroe, LA 14.6 mi
71281 Swartz, LA 14.6 mi
71294 West Monroe, LA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71234?

71234 is in Downsville, Louisiana, in Union Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6452, -92.3305.

What county is 71234 in?

71234 spans 3 counties: Union Parish, Ouachita Parish and Lincoln Parish. Most of it falls in Union 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 71234?

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

What time zone is 71234 in?

71234 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71234?

About 5,396 people live in ZIP code 71234, in 1,651 households, at 46.2 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 71234?

$84,740 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71234?

The closest are 71241 (9.4 mi), 71225 (9.6 mi), 71291 (10.7 mi), 71227 (11.6 mi) and 71280 (14.2 mi).

Is 71234 a PO Box ZIP code?

71234 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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