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71266

ZIP 71266 is Pioneer, Louisiana, in West Carroll Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
West Carroll
Metro area
none
Population
1,673
Coordinates
32.7110, -91.4770
☼ Live from 71266 — Pioneer, LA

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Where 71266 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71266
  • 🔢 Type 71266 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,266 = 2 × 13 × 2741. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71264 (Oak Ridge, LA, 19 mi away) and 71268 (Quitman, LA, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71266 becomes 66217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shawnee, KS, 473 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12766 in North Branch, NY, 1,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯631 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71266 and you would come out at 32.71°S, 88.52°E — 1,486 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 122.8 square miles of land, 71266 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,673This ZIP1,673
Households573This ZIP573
Housing units786This ZIP786
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,554This ZIP$59,554Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$119,400This ZIP$119,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$819This ZIP$819Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density13.6 / sq miThis ZIP13.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees104This ZIP104
Annual payroll$6,137,000This ZIP$6,137,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$27,021,000This ZIP$27,021,000

Land area

Land area122.78 sq miThis ZIP122.78 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 71266

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ZIP codes near 71266

ZIPCityDistance
71242 Forest, LA 6.7 mi
71237 Epps, LA 8.5 mi
71263 Oak Grove, LA 11.5 mi
71261 Mer Rouge, LA 13.4 mi
71286 Transylvania, LA 14.8 mi
71254 Lake Providence, LA 15.6 mi
71223 Bonita, LA 17.1 mi
71250 Jones, LA 18.0 mi
71264 Oak Ridge, LA 18.8 mi
71276 Sondheimer, LA 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71266?

71266 is in Pioneer, Louisiana, in West Carroll Parish. Its published point location is 32.7110, -91.4770.

What county is 71266 in?

71266 lies in West Carroll Parish.

What area code is 71266?

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

What time zone is 71266 in?

71266 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71266?

About 1,673 people live in ZIP code 71266, in 573 households, at 13.6 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 71266?

$59,554 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71266?

The closest are 71242 (6.7 mi), 71237 (8.5 mi), 71263 (11.5 mi), 71261 (13.4 mi) and 71286 (14.8 mi).

Is 71266 a PO Box ZIP code?

71266 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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