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71301

ZIP 71301 is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time. Alexandria has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
17,035
Coordinates
31.2742, -92.4671
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Where 71301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71301
  • 🔢 Type 71301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,301 = 3 × 23767. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71295 (Winnsboro, LA, 75 mi away) and 71302 (Alexandria, LA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71301 becomes 10317, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01731, 07311, 10173, 11370, 11703, 11730, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01731 in Hanscom Afb, MA, 1,397 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯683 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71301 and you would come out at 31.27°S, 87.53°E — 1,448 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 12.5 square miles of land, 71301 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,035This ZIP17,035
Households6,827This ZIP6,827
Housing units9,057This ZIP9,057
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,098This ZIP$43,098Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$160,800This ZIP$160,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$927This ZIP$927Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density1,364.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,364.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments988This ZIP988
Employees17,582This ZIP17,582
Annual payroll$898,156,000This ZIP$898,156,000
Tax returns filed7,890This ZIP7,890
Total adjusted gross income$544,486,000This ZIP$544,486,000

Land area

Land area12.48 sq miThis ZIP12.48 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 71301

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ZIP codes near 71301

ZIPCityDistance
71306 Alexandria, LA 2.9 mi
71359 Pineville, LA 4.2 mi
71303 Alexandria, LA 4.8 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 6.0 mi
71361 Pineville, LA 7.1 mi
71360 Pineville, LA 7.5 mi
71485 Woodworth, LA 7.6 mi
71302 Alexandria, LA 7.8 mi
71309 Alexandria, LA 9.2 mi
71348 Libuse, LA 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71301?

71301 is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2742, -92.4671.

What county is 71301 in?

71301 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71301?

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

What time zone is 71301 in?

71301 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71301?

About 17,035 people live in ZIP code 71301, in 6,827 households, at 1,364.5 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 71301?

$43,098 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71301?

The closest are 71306 (2.9 mi), 71359 (4.2 mi), 71303 (4.8 mi), 71307 (6 mi) and 71361 (7.1 mi).

Is 71301 a PO Box ZIP code?

71301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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