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71427

ZIP 71427 is Flatwoods, Louisiana, mostly in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides +1 more
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
172
Coordinates
31.3850, -92.8911
☼ Live from 71427 — Flatwoods, LA

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Where 71427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71427
  • 🔢 Type 71427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,427 = 3 × 29 × 821. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71426 (Fisher, LA, 34 mi away) and 71428 (Flora, LA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71427 becomes 72417 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brookland, AR, 341 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12477, 12747, 14727, 14772, 17247, 17724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12477 in Saugerties, NY, 1,277 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯665 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71427 and you would come out at 31.38°S, 87.11°E — 1,466 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 18.0 square miles of land, 71427 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population172This ZIP172
Households46This ZIP46
Housing units72This ZIP72
Median age26.5This ZIP26.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,750This ZIP$48,750Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$151,500This ZIP$151,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute54.9 minThis ZIP54.9 min
Population density9.6 / sq miThis ZIP9.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$736,000This ZIP$736,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$5,156,000This ZIP$5,156,000

Land area

Land area17.99 sq miThis ZIP17.99 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 71427 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rapides Parish 60.3%
Natchitoches Parish 39.7%

ZIP codes near 71427

ZIPCityDistance
71434 Gorum, LA 5.0 mi
71447 Lena, LA 5.1 mi
71455 Mora, LA 5.9 mi
71474 Simpson, LA 10.4 mi
71416 Cloutierville, LA 10.7 mi
71409 Boyce, LA 13.0 mi
71452 Melrose, LA 14.0 mi
71466 Otis, LA 14.4 mi
71431 Gardner, LA 15.3 mi
71468 Provencal, LA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71427?

71427 is in Flatwoods, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.3850, -92.8911.

What county is 71427 in?

71427 spans 2 counties: Rapides Parish and Natchitoches Parish. Most of it falls in Rapides 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 71427?

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

What time zone is 71427 in?

71427 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71427?

About 172 people live in ZIP code 71427, in 46 households, at 9.6 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 71427?

$48,750 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71427?

The closest are 71434 (5 mi), 71447 (5.1 mi), 71455 (5.9 mi), 71474 (10.4 mi) and 71416 (10.7 mi).

Is 71427 a PO Box ZIP code?

71427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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