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71256

ZIP 71256 is Lillie, Louisiana, mostly in Union Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union +1 more
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
678
Coordinates
32.9477, -92.7095
☼ Live from 71256 — Lillie, LA

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Where 71256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71256
  • 🔢 Type 71256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 2969. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71254 (Lake Providence, LA, 86 mi away) and 71259 (Mangham, LA, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71256 becomes 65217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Columbia, MO, 415 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12567 in Pine Plains, NY, 1,213 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯576 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71256 and you would come out at 32.95°S, 87.29°E — 1,433 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 52.4 square miles of land, 71256 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population678This ZIP678
Households292This ZIP292
Housing units332This ZIP332
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,611This ZIP$43,611Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$54,400This ZIP$54,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$611This ZIP$611Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%This ZIP6.3%
Mean commute41.8 minThis ZIP41.8 min
Population density12.9 / sq miThis ZIP12.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$2,197,000This ZIP$2,197,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$12,810,000This ZIP$12,810,000

Land area

Land area52.44 sq miThis ZIP52.44 sq mi
Water area2.16 sq miThis ZIP2.16 sq mi

Counties 71256 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Union Parish 64.1%
Claiborne Parish 35.9%

Other place names in 71256

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ZIP codes near 71256

ZIPCityDistance
71079 Summerfield, LA 5.8 mi
71222 Bernice, LA 8.7 mi
71277 Spearsville, LA 9.2 mi
71749 Junction City, AR 10.7 mi
71048 Lisbon, LA 11.3 mi
71235 Dubach, LA 17.9 mi
71730 El Dorado, AR 18.1 mi
71731 El Dorado, AR 18.1 mi
71040 Homer, LA 20.2 mi
71038 Haynesville, LA 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71256?

71256 is in Lillie, Louisiana, in Union Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9477, -92.7095.

What county is 71256 in?

71256 spans 2 counties: Union Parish and Claiborne 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 71256?

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

What time zone is 71256 in?

71256 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71256?

About 678 people live in ZIP code 71256, in 292 households, at 12.9 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 71256?

$43,611 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71256?

The closest are 71079 (5.8 mi), 71222 (8.7 mi), 71277 (9.2 mi), 71749 (10.7 mi) and 71048 (11.3 mi).

Is 71256 a PO Box ZIP code?

71256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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