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71405

ZIP 71405 is Ball, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
5,361
Coordinates
31.4095, -92.4017
☼ Live from 71405 — Ball, LA

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Where 71405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71405
  • 🔢 Type 71405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,405 = 5 × 14281. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71404 (Atlanta, LA, 31 mi away) and 71406 (Belmont, LA, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71405 becomes 50417, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01475, 01745, 01754, 04571, 04751, 05471, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04751 in Limestone, ME, 1,678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯677 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71405 and you would come out at 31.41°S, 87.60°E — 1,454 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 16.3 square miles of land, 71405 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,361This ZIP5,361
Households1,928This ZIP1,928
Housing units2,231This ZIP2,231
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,318This ZIP$76,318Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$179,400This ZIP$179,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,372This ZIP$1,372Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min
Population density328.8 / sq miThis ZIP328.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees1,283This ZIP1,283
Annual payroll$49,090,000This ZIP$49,090,000
Tax returns filed2,370This ZIP2,370
Total adjusted gross income$129,203,000This ZIP$129,203,000

Land area

Land area16.31 sq miThis ZIP16.31 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 71405

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ZIP codes near 71405

ZIPCityDistance
71361 Pineville, LA 3.0 mi
71348 Libuse, LA 5.6 mi
71359 Pineville, LA 6.0 mi
71360 Pineville, LA 6.5 mi
71306 Alexandria, LA 7.3 mi
71407 Bentley, LA 9.0 mi
71301 Alexandria, LA 10.1 mi
71467 Pollock, LA 10.7 mi
71477 Tioga, LA 12.0 mi
71303 Alexandria, LA 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71405?

71405 is in Ball, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4095, -92.4017.

What county is 71405 in?

71405 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71405?

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

What time zone is 71405 in?

71405 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71405?

About 5,361 people live in ZIP code 71405, in 1,928 households, at 328.8 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 71405?

$76,318 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71405?

The closest are 71361 (3 mi), 71348 (5.6 mi), 71359 (6 mi), 71360 (6.5 mi) and 71306 (7.3 mi).

Is 71405 a PO Box ZIP code?

71405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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