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71430

ZIP 71430 is Forest Hill, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
2,757
Coordinates
31.0677, -92.5276
☼ Live from 71430 — Forest Hill, LA

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Where 71430 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71430
  • 🔢 Type 71430 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEhIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,430 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 2381. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71429 (Florien, LA, 58 mi away) and 71431 (Gardner, LA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71430 becomes 03417, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01347, 01473, 03741, 10473, 13074, 13407, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03741 in Canaan, NH, 1,418 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯694 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71430 and you would come out at 31.07°S, 87.47°E — 1,436 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 122.3 square miles of land, 71430 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,757This ZIP2,757
Households906This ZIP906
Housing units1,048This ZIP1,048
Median age30.8This ZIP30.8Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,636This ZIP$63,636Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$180,300This ZIP$180,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$796This ZIP$796Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density22.5 / sq miThis ZIP22.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees162This ZIP162
Annual payroll$6,417,000This ZIP$6,417,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$62,977,000This ZIP$62,977,000

Land area

Land area122.30 sq miThis ZIP122.30 sq mi
Water area6.65 sq miThis ZIP6.65 sq mi

Other place names in 71430

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ZIP codes near 71430

ZIPCityDistance
71448 Longleaf, LA 4.5 mi
71485 Woodworth, LA 7.4 mi
71433 Glenmora, LA 8.0 mi
71315 Alexandria, LA 9.1 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 9.4 mi
71346 Lecompte, LA 9.7 mi
71325 Cheneyville, LA 11.9 mi
71424 Elmer, LA 12.6 mi
71302 Alexandria, LA 12.9 mi
71301 Alexandria, LA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71430?

71430 is in Forest Hill, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0677, -92.5276.

What county is 71430 in?

71430 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71430?

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

What time zone is 71430 in?

71430 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71430?

About 2,757 people live in ZIP code 71430, in 906 households, at 22.5 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 71430?

$63,636 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71430?

The closest are 71448 (4.5 mi), 71485 (7.4 mi), 71433 (8 mi), 71315 (9.1 mi) and 71307 (9.4 mi).

Is 71430 a PO Box ZIP code?

71430 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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