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71241

ZIP 71241 is Farmerville, Louisiana, in Union Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
8,485
Coordinates
32.7794, -92.3520
☼ Live from 71241 — Farmerville, LA

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Where 71241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71241
  • 🔢 Type 71241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,241 = 3 × 23747. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71240 (Fairbanks, LA, 21 mi away) and 71242 (Forest, LA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71241 becomes 14217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, NY, 1,015 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11247, 11427, 11724, 11742, 12147, 12174, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12174 in Stuyvesant Falls, NY, 1,212 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯597 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71241 and you would come out at 32.78°S, 87.65°E — 1,454 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 193.1 square miles of land, 71241 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 147 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,485This ZIP8,485
Households3,642This ZIP3,642
Housing units4,425This ZIP4,425
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,128This ZIP$44,128Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$128,900This ZIP$128,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$766This ZIP$766Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density43.9 / sq miThis ZIP43.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments226This ZIP226
Employees3,816This ZIP3,816
Annual payroll$149,954,000This ZIP$149,954,000
Tax returns filed3,870This ZIP3,870
Total adjusted gross income$229,532,000This ZIP$229,532,000

Land area

Land area193.08 sq miThis ZIP193.08 sq mi
Water area24.36 sq miThis ZIP24.36 sq mi

Other place names in 71241

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ZIP codes near 71241

ZIPCityDistance
71234 Downsville, LA 9.4 mi
71260 Marion, LA 11.2 mi
71280 Sterlington, LA 15.2 mi
71277 Spearsville, LA 16.2 mi
71291 West Monroe, LA 18.1 mi
71222 Bernice, LA 18.2 mi
71227 Choudrant, LA 18.7 mi
71225 Calhoun, LA 18.8 mi
71235 Dubach, LA 19.7 mi
71747 Huttig, AR 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71241?

71241 is in Farmerville, Louisiana, in Union Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7794, -92.3520.

What county is 71241 in?

71241 lies in Union Parish.

What area code is 71241?

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

What time zone is 71241 in?

71241 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71241?

About 8,485 people live in ZIP code 71241, in 3,642 households, at 43.9 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 71241?

$44,128 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71241?

The closest are 71234 (9.4 mi), 71260 (11.2 mi), 71280 (15.2 mi), 71277 (16.2 mi) and 71291 (18.1 mi).

Is 71241 a PO Box ZIP code?

71241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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