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71302

ZIP 71302 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
13,579
Coordinates
31.1970, -92.3702
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Where 71302 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71302
  • 🔢 Type 71302 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,302 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 463. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71301 (Alexandria, LA, 8 mi away) and 71303 (Alexandria, LA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71302 becomes 20317 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 1,018 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01237, 02137, 02713, 03217, 10273, 12037, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03217 in Ashland, NH, 1,422 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯691 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71302 and you would come out at 31.20°S, 87.63°E — 1,440 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 57.7 square miles of land, 71302 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,579This ZIP13,579
Households5,307This ZIP5,307
Housing units6,484This ZIP6,484
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$34,669This ZIP$34,669Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$110,000This ZIP$110,000Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density235.2 / sq miThis ZIP235.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments198This ZIP198
Employees2,244This ZIP2,244
Annual payroll$98,946,000This ZIP$98,946,000
Tax returns filed5,290This ZIP5,290
Total adjusted gross income$219,655,000This ZIP$219,655,000

Land area

Land area57.74 sq miThis ZIP57.74 sq mi
Water area2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi

Other place names in 71302

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ZIP codes near 71302

ZIPCityDistance
71315 Alexandria, LA 4.3 mi
71346 Lecompte, LA 5.4 mi
71365 Ruby, LA 7.2 mi
71301 Alexandria, LA 7.8 mi
71360 Pineville, LA 8.8 mi
71485 Woodworth, LA 9.0 mi
71306 Alexandria, LA 9.1 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 9.3 mi
71359 Pineville, LA 9.4 mi
71330 Echo, LA 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71302?

71302 is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1970, -92.3702.

What county is 71302 in?

71302 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71302?

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

What time zone is 71302 in?

71302 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71302?

About 13,579 people live in ZIP code 71302, in 5,307 households, at 235.2 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 71302?

$34,669 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71302?

The closest are 71315 (4.3 mi), 71346 (5.4 mi), 71365 (7.2 mi), 71301 (7.8 mi) and 71360 (8.8 mi).

Is 71302 a PO Box ZIP code?

71302 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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