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71291

ZIP 71291 is in West Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish; area code 318; Central time. West Monroe has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 71292 and 71294.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ouachita
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
35,269
Coordinates
32.5652, -92.1732
☼ Live from 71291 — West Monroe, LA

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Where 71291 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71291
  • 🔢 Type 71291 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,291 = 11 × 6481. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71286 (Transylvania, LA, 55 mi away) and 71292 (West Monroe, LA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71291 becomes 19217, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11729, 11792, 11972, 12197, 12719, 12791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97121 in Hammond, OR, 1,924 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯616 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71291 and you would come out at 32.57°S, 87.83°E — 1,472 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 65.5 square miles of land, 71291 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,269This ZIP35,269
Households13,727This ZIP13,727
Housing units15,360This ZIP15,360
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,639This ZIP$71,639Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$227,000This ZIP$227,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,014This ZIP$1,014Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%This ZIP32.5%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density538.8 / sq miThis ZIP538.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,009This ZIP1,009
Employees11,788This ZIP11,788
Annual payroll$515,017,000This ZIP$515,017,000
Tax returns filed14,380This ZIP14,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,003,721,000This ZIP$1,003,721,000

Land area

Land area65.45 sq miThis ZIP65.45 sq mi
Water area2.10 sq miThis ZIP2.10 sq mi

Other place names in 71291

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ZIP codes near 71291

ZIPCityDistance
71201 Monroe, LA 4.2 mi
71207 Monroe, LA 5.0 mi
71210 Monroe, LA 5.2 mi
71211 Monroe, LA 5.2 mi
71213 Monroe, LA 5.2 mi
71281 Swartz, LA 5.2 mi
71294 West Monroe, LA 5.2 mi
71217 Monroe, LA 6.3 mi
71212 Monroe, LA 6.4 mi
71209 Monroe, LA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71291?

71291 is in West Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5652, -92.1732.

What county is 71291 in?

71291 lies in Ouachita Parish.

What area code is 71291?

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

What time zone is 71291 in?

71291 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71291?

About 35,269 people live in ZIP code 71291, in 13,727 households, at 538.8 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 71291?

$71,639 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71291?

The closest are 71201 (4.2 mi), 71207 (5 mi), 71210 (5.2 mi), 71211 (5.2 mi) and 71213 (5.2 mi).

Is 71291 a PO Box ZIP code?

71291 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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