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71423

ZIP 71423 is Dry Prong, Louisiana, mostly in Grant Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grant +1 more
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
4,962
Coordinates
31.6034, -92.5533
☼ Live from 71423 — Dry Prong, LA

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Where 71423 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71423
  • 🔢 Type 71423 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZhIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,423 = 11 × 43 × 151. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71422 (Dodson, LA, 33 mi away) and 71424 (Elmer, LA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71423 becomes 32417 — and that is a real ZIP code: Panama City, FL, 421 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12473, 12734, 12743, 13472, 14273, 14723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13472 in Thendara, NY, 1,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯661 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71423 and you would come out at 31.60°S, 87.45°E — 1,470 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 130.5 square miles of land, 71423 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,962This ZIP4,962
Households1,779This ZIP1,779
Housing units2,196This ZIP2,196
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,729This ZIP$71,729Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$166,400This ZIP$166,400Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$958This ZIP$958Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density38.0 / sq miThis ZIP38.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees557This ZIP557
Annual payroll$20,948,000This ZIP$20,948,000
Tax returns filed2,090This ZIP2,090
Total adjusted gross income$133,491,000This ZIP$133,491,000

Land area

Land area130.54 sq miThis ZIP130.54 sq mi
Water area5.19 sq miThis ZIP5.19 sq mi

Counties 71423 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grant Parish 96.4%
Rapides Parish 3.6%

Other place names in 71423

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ZIP codes near 71423

ZIPCityDistance
71407 Bentley, LA 7.1 mi
71417 Colfax, LA 8.7 mi
71467 Pollock, LA 10.2 mi
71432 Georgetown, LA 11.3 mi
71477 Tioga, LA 14.4 mi
71404 Atlanta, LA 15.3 mi
71405 Ball, LA 16.1 mi
71361 Pineville, LA 18.0 mi
71371 Trout, LA 18.5 mi
71454 Montgomery, LA 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71423?

71423 is in Dry Prong, Louisiana, in Grant Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.6034, -92.5533.

What county is 71423 in?

71423 spans 2 counties: Grant Parish and Rapides Parish. Most of it falls in Grant 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 71423?

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

What time zone is 71423 in?

71423 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71423?

About 4,962 people live in ZIP code 71423, in 1,779 households, at 38.0 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 71423?

$71,729 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71423?

The closest are 71407 (7.1 mi), 71417 (8.7 mi), 71467 (10.2 mi), 71432 (11.3 mi) and 71477 (14.4 mi).

Is 71423 a PO Box ZIP code?

71423 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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