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71269

ZIP 71269 is Rayville, Louisiana, in Richland Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Richland
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
12,318
Coordinates
32.4406, -91.7938
☼ Live from 71269 — Rayville, LA

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Where 71269 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71269
  • 🔢 Type 71269 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,269 = 11 × 11 × 19 × 31. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71268 (Quitman, LA, 55 mi away) and 71270 (Ruston, LA, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71269 becomes 96217, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,027 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯635 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71269 and you would come out at 32.44°S, 88.21°E — 1,491 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 325.3 square miles of land, 71269 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 247 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,318This ZIP12,318
Households4,275This ZIP4,275
Housing units5,033This ZIP5,033
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,668This ZIP$49,668Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$145,900This ZIP$145,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$909This ZIP$909Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density37.9 / sq miThis ZIP37.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments253This ZIP253
Employees2,754This ZIP2,754
Annual payroll$131,734,000This ZIP$131,734,000
Tax returns filed4,610This ZIP4,610
Total adjusted gross income$252,033,000This ZIP$252,033,000

Land area

Land area325.27 sq miThis ZIP325.27 sq mi
Water area3.59 sq miThis ZIP3.59 sq mi

Other place names in 71269

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ZIP codes near 71269

ZIPCityDistance
71279 Start, LA 4.9 mi
71218 Archibald, LA 6.2 mi
71219 Baskin, LA 9.9 mi
71264 Oak Ridge, LA 11.2 mi
71259 Mangham, LA 12.9 mi
71229 Collinston, LA 14.5 mi
71202 Monroe, LA 15.6 mi
71203 Monroe, LA 16.3 mi
71209 Monroe, LA 17.3 mi
71212 Monroe, LA 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71269?

71269 is in Rayville, Louisiana, in Richland Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4406, -91.7938.

What county is 71269 in?

71269 lies in Richland Parish.

What area code is 71269?

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

What time zone is 71269 in?

71269 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71269?

About 12,318 people live in ZIP code 71269, in 4,275 households, at 37.9 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 71269?

$49,668 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71269?

The closest are 71279 (4.9 mi), 71218 (6.2 mi), 71219 (9.9 mi), 71264 (11.2 mi) and 71259 (12.9 mi).

Is 71269 a PO Box ZIP code?

71269 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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