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71254

ZIP 71254 is Lake Providence, Louisiana, in East Carroll Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
East Carroll
Metro area
none
Population
6,397
Coordinates
32.8077, -91.2351
☼ Live from 71254 — Lake Providence, LA

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Where 71254 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71254
  • 🔢 Type 71254 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,254 = 2 × 23 × 1549. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71253 (Kilbourne, LA, 14 mi away) and 71256 (Lillie, LA, 86 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71254 becomes 45217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cincinnati, OH, 578 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12475 in Ruby, NY, 1,136 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯634 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71254 and you would come out at 32.81°S, 88.76°E — 1,488 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 278.1 square miles of land, 71254 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 211 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,397This ZIP6,397
Households2,295This ZIP2,295
Housing units3,044This ZIP3,044
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$31,433This ZIP$31,433Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$107,100This ZIP$107,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$652This ZIP$652Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute14.7 minThis ZIP14.7 min
Population density23.0 / sq miThis ZIP23.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees1,012This ZIP1,012
Annual payroll$47,084,000This ZIP$47,084,000
Tax returns filed1,850This ZIP1,850
Total adjusted gross income$86,329,000This ZIP$86,329,000

Land area

Land area278.07 sq miThis ZIP278.07 sq mi
Water area18.01 sq miThis ZIP18.01 sq mi

Other place names in 71254

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ZIP codes near 71254

ZIPCityDistance
39113 Mayersville, MS 7.5 mi
71242 Forest, LA 10.4 mi
71286 Transylvania, LA 11.1 mi
71263 Oak Grove, LA 11.9 mi
71253 Kilbourne, LA 13.8 mi
71266 Pioneer, LA 15.6 mi
38745 Grace, MS 16.2 mi
71276 Sondheimer, LA 16.2 mi
39054 Cary, MS 17.4 mi
38744 Glen Allan, MS 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71254?

71254 is in Lake Providence, Louisiana, in East Carroll Parish. Its published point location is 32.8077, -91.2351.

What county is 71254 in?

71254 lies in East Carroll Parish.

What area code is 71254?

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

What time zone is 71254 in?

71254 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71254?

About 6,397 people live in ZIP code 71254, in 2,295 households, at 23.0 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 71254?

$31,433 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71254?

The closest are 39113 (7.5 mi), 71242 (10.4 mi), 71286 (11.1 mi), 71263 (11.9 mi) and 71253 (13.8 mi).

Is 71254 a PO Box ZIP code?

71254 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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