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71242

ZIP 71242 is Forest, Louisiana, in West Carroll Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
West Carroll
Metro area
none
Population
100
Coordinates
32.7922, -91.4129
☼ Live from 71242 — Forest, LA

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Where 71242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71242
  • 🔢 Type 71242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,242 = 2 × 179 × 199. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71241 (Farmerville, LA, 55 mi away) and 71243 (Fort Necessity, LA, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71242 becomes 24217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bee, VA, 602 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12247 in Albany, NY, 1,177 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯628 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71242 and you would come out at 32.79°S, 88.59°E — 1,483 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 0.028 square miles of land, 71242 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 14 football fields.
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People and housing

Population100This ZIP100
Households26This ZIP26
Housing units26This ZIP26
Median age19.7This ZIP19.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$38,833This ZIP$38,833Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Population density3,571.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,571.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$1,018,000This ZIP$1,018,000

Land area

Land area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 71242

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

ZIP codes near 71242

ZIPCityDistance
71263 Oak Grove, LA 5.6 mi
71266 Pioneer, LA 6.7 mi
71254 Lake Providence, LA 10.4 mi
71286 Transylvania, LA 14.5 mi
71237 Epps, LA 14.6 mi
71250 Jones, LA 14.8 mi
71253 Kilbourne, LA 15.2 mi
71261 Mer Rouge, LA 16.4 mi
71223 Bonita, LA 16.9 mi
39113 Mayersville, MS 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71242?

71242 is in Forest, Louisiana, in West Carroll Parish. Its published point location is 32.7922, -91.4129.

What county is 71242 in?

71242 lies in West Carroll Parish.

What area code is 71242?

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

What time zone is 71242 in?

71242 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71242?

About 100 people live in ZIP code 71242, in 26 households, at 3,571.4 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 71242?

$38,833 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71242?

The closest are 71263 (5.6 mi), 71266 (6.7 mi), 71254 (10.4 mi), 71286 (14.5 mi) and 71237 (14.6 mi).

Is 71242 a PO Box ZIP code?

71242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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