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71358

ZIP 71358 is Palmetto, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Landry
Metro area
Opelousas, LA
Population
867
Coordinates
30.7167, -91.8479
☼ Live from 71358 — Palmetto, LA

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Where 71358 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71358
  • 🔢 Type 71358 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,358 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1699. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71357 (Newellton, LA, 102 mi away) and 71359 (Pineville, LA, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71358 becomes 85317, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13758, 15378, 15738, 15783, 17358, 17538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83715 in Boise, ID, 1,598 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯735 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71358 and you would come out at 30.72°S, 88.15°E — 1,397 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 108.2 square miles of land, 71358 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population867This ZIP867
Households381This ZIP381
Housing units477This ZIP477
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,243This ZIP$44,243Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median gross rent$854This ZIP$854Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density8.0 / sq miThis ZIP8.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees120This ZIP120
Annual payroll$4,879,000This ZIP$4,879,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$20,245,000This ZIP$20,245,000

Land area

Land area108.16 sq miThis ZIP108.16 sq mi
Water area2.15 sq miThis ZIP2.15 sq mi

Other place names in 71358

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ZIP codes near 71358

ZIPCityDistance
71345 Lebeau, LA 7.6 mi
71353 Melville, LA 8.6 mi
70753 Lettsworth, LA 11.1 mi
70589 Washington, LA 11.9 mi
70577 Port Barre, LA 12.3 mi
70715 Batchelor, LA 13.2 mi
71356 Morrow, LA 13.5 mi
71362 Plaucheville, LA 14.3 mi
70747 Innis, LA 15.1 mi
71369 Simmesport, LA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71358?

71358 is in Palmetto, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish, part of the Opelousas, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.7167, -91.8479.

What county is 71358 in?

71358 lies in St. Landry Parish.

What area code is 71358?

Palmetto uses area code 337, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71358 in?

71358 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71358?

About 867 people live in ZIP code 71358, in 381 households, at 8.0 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 71358?

$44,243 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71358?

The closest are 71345 (7.6 mi), 71353 (8.6 mi), 70753 (11.1 mi), 70589 (11.9 mi) and 70577 (12.3 mi).

Is 71358 a PO Box ZIP code?

71358 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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