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71409

ZIP 71409 is Boyce, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
6,135
Coordinates
31.3108, -92.6892
☼ Live from 71409 — Boyce, LA

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Where 71409 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71409
  • 🔢 Type 71409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,409 = 3 × 13 × 1831. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71407 (Bentley, LA, 19 mi away) and 71410 (Calvin, LA, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71409 becomes 90417, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01749, 04917, 04971, 07419, 09471, 09714, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09714 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,858 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯675 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71409 and you would come out at 31.31°S, 87.31°E — 1,456 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 136.9 square miles of land, 71409 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,135This ZIP6,135
Households2,294This ZIP2,294
Housing units2,956This ZIP2,956
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,605This ZIP$61,605Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$171,400This ZIP$171,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$837This ZIP$837Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density44.8 / sq miThis ZIP44.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees1,168This ZIP1,168
Annual payroll$47,518,000This ZIP$47,518,000
Tax returns filed2,510This ZIP2,510
Total adjusted gross income$189,702,000This ZIP$189,702,000

Land area

Land area136.92 sq miThis ZIP136.92 sq mi
Water area6.89 sq miThis ZIP6.89 sq mi

Other place names in 71409

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ZIP codes near 71409

ZIPCityDistance
71431 Gardner, LA 3.7 mi
71309 Alexandria, LA 4.1 mi
71466 Otis, LA 7.4 mi
71477 Tioga, LA 7.9 mi
71303 Alexandria, LA 8.6 mi
71424 Elmer, LA 9.1 mi
71447 Lena, LA 10.0 mi
71472 Sieper, LA 11.4 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 12.1 mi
71427 Flatwoods, LA 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71409?

71409 is in Boyce, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.3108, -92.6892.

What county is 71409 in?

71409 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71409?

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

What time zone is 71409 in?

71409 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71409?

About 6,135 people live in ZIP code 71409, in 2,294 households, at 44.8 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 71409?

$61,605 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71409?

The closest are 71431 (3.7 mi), 71309 (4.1 mi), 71466 (7.4 mi), 71477 (7.9 mi) and 71303 (8.6 mi).

Is 71409 a PO Box ZIP code?

71409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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