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71343

ZIP 71343 is Jonesville, Louisiana, mostly in Catahoula Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Catahoula +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,764
Coordinates
31.5208, -91.8992
☼ Live from 71343 — Jonesville, LA

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Where 71343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71343
  • 🔢 Type 71343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,343 = 3 × 3 × 7927. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71342 (Jena, LA, 15 mi away) and 71345 (Lebeau, LA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71343 becomes 34317, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13437, 13473, 13734, 13743, 14733, 17334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13473 in Turin, NY, 1,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯685 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71343 and you would come out at 31.52°S, 88.10°E — 1,449 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 538.4 square miles of land, 71343 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 409 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,764This ZIP6,764
Households2,533This ZIP2,533
Housing units3,548This ZIP3,548
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,927This ZIP$48,927Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$93,900This ZIP$93,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$895This ZIP$895Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density12.6 / sq miThis ZIP12.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees971This ZIP971
Annual payroll$36,248,000This ZIP$36,248,000
Tax returns filed2,530This ZIP2,530
Total adjusted gross income$138,310,000This ZIP$138,310,000

Land area

Land area538.40 sq miThis ZIP538.40 sq mi
Water area43.25 sq miThis ZIP43.25 sq mi

Counties 71343 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Catahoula Parish 64.3%
Concordia Parish 18.3%
LaSalle Parish 17.4%

Other place names in 71343

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ZIP codes near 71343

ZIPCityDistance
71377 Wildsville, LA 9.3 mi
71363 Rhinehart, LA 10.3 mi
71354 Monterey, LA 11.9 mi
71342 Jena, LA 14.9 mi
71340 Harrisonburg, LA 17.4 mi
71316 Acme, LA 18.1 mi
71401 Aimwell, LA 19.1 mi
71328 Deville, LA 20.5 mi
71331 Effie, LA 21.0 mi
71373 Vidalia, LA 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71343?

71343 is in Jonesville, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish. Its published point location is 31.5208, -91.8992.

What county is 71343 in?

71343 spans 3 counties: Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish and LaSalle Parish. Most of it falls in Catahoula Parish, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 71343?

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

What time zone is 71343 in?

71343 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71343?

About 6,764 people live in ZIP code 71343, in 2,533 households, at 12.6 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 71343?

$48,927 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71343?

The closest are 71377 (9.3 mi), 71363 (10.3 mi), 71354 (11.9 mi), 71342 (14.9 mi) and 71340 (17.4 mi).

Is 71343 a PO Box ZIP code?

71343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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