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71292

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ouachita
Metro area
Monroe, LA
Population
22,935
Coordinates
32.3967, -92.2148
☼ Live from 71292 — West Monroe, LA

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Where 71292 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71292
  • 🔢 Type 71292 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGZIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,292 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 13 × 457. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71291 (West Monroe, LA, 12 mi away) and 71294 (West Monroe, LA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71292 becomes 29217 — and that is a real ZIP code: Columbia, SC, 655 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12729, 12792, 12927, 12972, 17229, 17922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97122 in Hebo, OR, 1,901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯624 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71292 and you would come out at 32.40°S, 87.79°E — 1,480 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 153.7 square miles of land, 71292 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,935This ZIP22,935
Households8,902This ZIP8,902
Housing units10,268This ZIP10,268
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,355This ZIP$51,355Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$895This ZIP$895Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density149.2 / sq miThis ZIP149.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments491This ZIP491
Employees8,181This ZIP8,181
Annual payroll$460,801,000This ZIP$460,801,000
Tax returns filed8,480This ZIP8,480
Total adjusted gross income$444,379,000This ZIP$444,379,000

Land area

Land area153.73 sq miThis ZIP153.73 sq mi
Water area7.37 sq miThis ZIP7.37 sq mi

Other place names in 71292

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ZIP codes near 71292

ZIPCityDistance
71210 Monroe, LA 7.3 mi
71211 Monroe, LA 7.3 mi
71213 Monroe, LA 7.3 mi
71281 Swartz, LA 7.3 mi
71294 West Monroe, LA 7.3 mi
71202 Monroe, LA 9.2 mi
71207 Monroe, LA 9.6 mi
71238 Eros, LA 9.6 mi
71217 Monroe, LA 11.0 mi
71225 Calhoun, LA 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71292?

71292 is in West Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, part of the Monroe, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3967, -92.2148.

What county is 71292 in?

71292 lies in Ouachita Parish.

What area code is 71292?

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

What time zone is 71292 in?

71292 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71292?

About 22,935 people live in ZIP code 71292, in 8,902 households, at 149.2 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 71292?

$51,355 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71292?

The closest are 71210 (7.3 mi), 71211 (7.3 mi), 71213 (7.3 mi), 71281 (7.3 mi) and 71294 (7.3 mi).

Is 71292 a PO Box ZIP code?

71292 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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