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71424

ZIP 71424 is Elmer, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
1,439
Coordinates
31.1795, -92.6967
☼ Live from 71424 — Elmer, LA

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Where 71424 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71424
  • 🔢 Type 71424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71423 (Dry Prong, LA, 30 mi away) and 71425 (Enterprise, LA, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71424 becomes 42417, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12474, 14427, 14472, 14724, 14742, 17244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12474 in Roxbury, NY, 1,258 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯683 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71424 and you would come out at 31.18°S, 87.30°E — 1,448 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 36.8 square miles of land, 71424 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,439This ZIP1,439
Households503This ZIP503
Housing units529This ZIP529
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$56,179This ZIP$56,179Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$115,300This ZIP$115,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density39.1 / sq miThis ZIP39.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$948,000This ZIP$948,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$36,893,000This ZIP$36,893,000

Land area

Land area36.85 sq miThis ZIP36.85 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

ZIP codes near 71424

ZIPCityDistance
71466 Otis, LA 4.0 mi
71472 Sieper, LA 5.4 mi
71431 Gardner, LA 5.6 mi
71409 Boyce, LA 9.1 mi
71309 Alexandria, LA 9.8 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 10.2 mi
71485 Woodworth, LA 10.4 mi
71303 Alexandria, LA 11.3 mi
71438 Hineston, LA 12.1 mi
71430 Forest Hill, LA 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71424?

71424 is in Elmer, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1795, -92.6967.

What county is 71424 in?

71424 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71424?

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

What time zone is 71424 in?

71424 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71424?

About 1,439 people live in ZIP code 71424, in 503 households, at 39.1 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 71424?

$56,179 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71424?

The closest are 71466 (4 mi), 71472 (5.4 mi), 71431 (5.6 mi), 71409 (9.1 mi) and 71309 (9.8 mi).

Is 71424 a PO Box ZIP code?

71424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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