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71327

ZIP 71327 is Cottonport, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Avoyelles
Metro area
none
Population
5,941
Coordinates
30.9769, -92.0349
☼ Live from 71327 — Cottonport, LA

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Where 71327 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71327
  • 🔢 Type 71327 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 71327 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71326 (Clayton, LA, 61 mi away) and 71328 (Deville, LA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71327 becomes 72317, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12737, 17237, 17327, 17372, 17723, 21737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12737 in Glen Spey, NY, 1,201 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯714 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71327 and you would come out at 30.98°S, 87.97°E — 1,418 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 48.5 square miles of land, 71327 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,941This ZIP5,941
Households1,603This ZIP1,603
Housing units2,030This ZIP2,030
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$31,953This ZIP$31,953Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$95,800This ZIP$95,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$734This ZIP$734Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%This ZIP6.0%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density122.5 / sq miThis ZIP122.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees550This ZIP550
Annual payroll$24,716,000This ZIP$24,716,000
Tax returns filed1,500This ZIP1,500
Total adjusted gross income$84,493,000This ZIP$84,493,000

Land area

Land area48.51 sq miThis ZIP48.51 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 71327

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 71327

ZIPCityDistance
71333 Evergreen, LA 5.1 mi
71329 Dupont, LA 6.1 mi
71339 Hamburg, LA 6.2 mi
71350 Mansura, LA 6.4 mi
71362 Plaucheville, LA 6.9 mi
71341 Hessmer, LA 9.4 mi
71356 Morrow, LA 9.8 mi
71369 Simmesport, LA 11.1 mi
71322 Bunkie, LA 11.1 mi
71355 Moreauville, LA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71327?

71327 is in Cottonport, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. Its published point location is 30.9769, -92.0349.

What county is 71327 in?

71327 lies in Avoyelles Parish.

What area code is 71327?

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

What time zone is 71327 in?

71327 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71327?

About 5,941 people live in ZIP code 71327, in 1,603 households, at 122.5 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 71327?

$31,953 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71327?

The closest are 71333 (5.1 mi), 71329 (6.1 mi), 71339 (6.2 mi), 71350 (6.4 mi) and 71362 (6.9 mi).

Is 71327 a PO Box ZIP code?

71327 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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