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71303

ZIP 71303 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
25,138
Coordinates
31.2813, -92.5473
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Where 71303 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71303
  • 🔢 Type 71303 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,303 = 113 × 631. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71302 (Alexandria, LA, 12 mi away) and 71306 (Alexandria, LA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71303 becomes 30317 — and that is a real ZIP code: Atlanta, GA, 509 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01337, 01373, 13037, 13073, 13730, 17033, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01337 in Bernardston, MA, 1,349 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯681 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71303 and you would come out at 31.28°S, 87.45°E — 1,450 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 63.4 square miles of land, 71303 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,138This ZIP25,138
Households9,493This ZIP9,493
Housing units10,659This ZIP10,659
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,156This ZIP$67,156Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$244,200This ZIP$244,200Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,141This ZIP$1,141Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%This ZIP33.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density396.3 / sq miThis ZIP396.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments840This ZIP840
Employees9,869This ZIP9,869
Annual payroll$431,738,000This ZIP$431,738,000
Tax returns filed9,620This ZIP9,620
Total adjusted gross income$747,793,000This ZIP$747,793,000

Land area

Land area63.43 sq miThis ZIP63.43 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 71303

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ZIP codes near 71303

ZIPCityDistance
71309 Alexandria, LA 4.6 mi
71301 Alexandria, LA 4.8 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 5.5 mi
71306 Alexandria, LA 6.4 mi
71485 Woodworth, LA 7.6 mi
71359 Pineville, LA 7.7 mi
71431 Gardner, LA 7.8 mi
71409 Boyce, LA 8.6 mi
71477 Tioga, LA 8.9 mi
71361 Pineville, LA 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71303?

71303 is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2813, -92.5473.

What county is 71303 in?

71303 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71303?

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

What time zone is 71303 in?

71303 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71303?

About 25,138 people live in ZIP code 71303, in 9,493 households, at 396.3 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 71303?

$67,156 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71303?

The closest are 71309 (4.6 mi), 71301 (4.8 mi), 71307 (5.5 mi), 71306 (6.4 mi) and 71485 (7.6 mi).

Is 71303 a PO Box ZIP code?

71303 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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