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71261

ZIP 71261 is Mer Rouge, Louisiana, in Morehouse Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Morehouse
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
1,171
Coordinates
32.7781, -91.6941
☼ Live from 71261 — Mer Rouge, LA

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Where 71261 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71261
  • 🔢 Type 71261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 71261 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71260 (Marion, LA, 33 mi away) and 71263 (Oak Grove, LA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71261 becomes 16217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cooksburg, PA, 907 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11726, 11762, 12167, 12176, 16127, 16172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12176 in Surprise, NY, 1,172 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯619 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71261 and you would come out at 32.78°S, 88.31°E — 1,475 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 138.5 square miles of land, 71261 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,171This ZIP1,171
Households672This ZIP672
Housing units1,006This ZIP1,006
Median age63.6This ZIP63.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median home value$92,500This ZIP$92,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$585This ZIP$585Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%This ZIP8.0%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees469This ZIP469
Annual payroll$20,431,000This ZIP$20,431,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$38,827,000This ZIP$38,827,000

Land area

Land area138.46 sq miThis ZIP138.46 sq mi
Water area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi

Other place names in 71261

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ZIP codes near 71261

ZIPCityDistance
71223 Bonita, LA 7.9 mi
71221 Bastrop, LA 10.5 mi
71264 Oak Ridge, LA 13.0 mi
71266 Pioneer, LA 13.4 mi
71220 Bastrop, LA 13.8 mi
71250 Jones, LA 14.3 mi
71229 Collinston, LA 15.5 mi
71242 Forest, LA 16.4 mi
71263 Oak Grove, LA 16.9 mi
71237 Epps, LA 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71261?

71261 is in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, in Morehouse Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7781, -91.6941.

What county is 71261 in?

71261 lies in Morehouse Parish.

What area code is 71261?

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

What time zone is 71261 in?

71261 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71261?

About 1,171 people live in ZIP code 71261, in 672 households, at 8.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 71261?

The closest are 71223 (7.9 mi), 71221 (10.5 mi), 71264 (13 mi), 71266 (13.4 mi) and 71220 (13.8 mi).

Is 71261 a PO Box ZIP code?

71261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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