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71277

ZIP 71277 is Spearsville, Louisiana, in Union Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
1,263
Coordinates
32.9433, -92.5510
☼ Live from 71277 — Spearsville, LA

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Where 71277 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71277
  • 🔢 Type 71277 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,277 = 3 × 23 × 1033. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71276 (Sondheimer, LA, 85 mi away) and 71279 (Start, LA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71277 becomes 77217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Houston, TX, 274 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12777, 17727, 17772, 21777, 27717, 71772, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12777 in Forestburgh, NY, 1,144 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯582 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71277 and you would come out at 32.94°S, 87.45°E — 1,438 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 107.8 square miles of land, 71277 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,263This ZIP1,263
Households614This ZIP614
Housing units789This ZIP789
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$26,686This ZIP$26,686Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$80,200This ZIP$80,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%This ZIP3.6%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density11.7 / sq miThis ZIP11.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,787,000This ZIP$1,787,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$30,452,000This ZIP$30,452,000

Land area

Land area107.77 sq miThis ZIP107.77 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 71277

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 71277

ZIPCityDistance
71256 Lillie, LA 9.2 mi
71222 Bernice, LA 10.1 mi
71079 Summerfield, LA 15.0 mi
71241 Farmerville, LA 16.2 mi
71749 Junction City, AR 17.9 mi
71750 Lawson, AR 18.0 mi
71730 El Dorado, AR 18.4 mi
71260 Marion, LA 18.5 mi
71765 Strong, AR 18.7 mi
71235 Dubach, LA 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71277?

71277 is in Spearsville, Louisiana, in Union Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9433, -92.5510.

What county is 71277 in?

71277 lies in Union Parish.

What area code is 71277?

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

What time zone is 71277 in?

71277 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71277?

About 1,263 people live in ZIP code 71277, in 614 households, at 11.7 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 71277?

$26,686 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71277?

The closest are 71256 (9.2 mi), 71222 (10.1 mi), 71079 (15 mi), 71241 (16.2 mi) and 71749 (17.9 mi).

Is 71277 a PO Box ZIP code?

71277 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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