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71417

ZIP 71417 is Colfax, Louisiana, in Grant Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grant
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
4,940
Coordinates
31.5082, -92.6496
☼ Live from 71417 — Colfax, LA

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Where 71417 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71417
  • 🔢 Type 71417 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIhIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆71417 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,417 = 17 × 4201. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71416 (Cloutierville, LA, 15 mi away) and 71418 (Columbia, LA, 56 mi away).
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11747, 14717, 47117, 47711, 71471, 74117, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11747 in Melville, NY, 1,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯664 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71417 and you would come out at 31.51°S, 87.35°E — 1,467 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 141.2 square miles of land, 71417 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,940This ZIP4,940
Households1,848This ZIP1,848
Housing units2,422This ZIP2,422
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,072This ZIP$50,072Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$114,600This ZIP$114,600Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$774This ZIP$774Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density35.0 / sq miThis ZIP35.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees700This ZIP700
Annual payroll$23,204,000This ZIP$23,204,000
Tax returns filed1,760This ZIP1,760
Total adjusted gross income$97,261,000This ZIP$97,261,000

Land area

Land area141.24 sq miThis ZIP141.24 sq mi
Water area7.40 sq miThis ZIP7.40 sq mi

Other place names in 71417

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ZIP codes near 71417

ZIPCityDistance
71477 Tioga, LA 7.9 mi
71423 Dry Prong, LA 8.7 mi
71407 Bentley, LA 9.6 mi
71447 Lena, LA 11.6 mi
71409 Boyce, LA 13.8 mi
71309 Alexandria, LA 14.2 mi
71416 Cloutierville, LA 14.7 mi
71467 Pollock, LA 15.9 mi
71405 Ball, LA 16.1 mi
71427 Flatwoods, LA 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71417?

71417 is in Colfax, Louisiana, in Grant Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5082, -92.6496.

What county is 71417 in?

71417 lies in Grant Parish.

What area code is 71417?

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

What time zone is 71417 in?

71417 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71417?

About 4,940 people live in ZIP code 71417, in 1,848 households, at 35.0 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 71417?

$50,072 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71417?

The closest are 71477 (7.9 mi), 71423 (8.7 mi), 71407 (9.6 mi), 71447 (11.6 mi) and 71409 (13.8 mi).

Is 71417 a PO Box ZIP code?

71417 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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