71452
ZIP 71452 is Melrose, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish; area code 318; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Natchitoches
- Metro area
- Natchitoches, LA
- Population
- 69
- Coordinates
- 31.5826, -92.9450
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Where 71452 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 71452 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZShIL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 71,452 = 2 × 2 × 17863. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001011100011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71450 (Marthaville, LA, 30 mi away) and 71454 (Montgomery, LA, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 71452 becomes 25417, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12475 in Ruby, NY, 1,267 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
- 🎯651 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71452 and you would come out at 31.58°S, 87.05°E — 1,479 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 10.9 square miles of land, 71452 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 69This ZIP69 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 142This ZIP142 |
| Median age | 29.2This ZIP29.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $321,900This ZIP$321,900Louisiana$216,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.7%This ZIP41.7% |
| Population density | 6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10.87 sq miThis ZIP10.87 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 71452
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
71456 | Natchez, LA | 2.7 mi |
71416 | Cloutierville, LA | 4.1 mi |
71428 | Flora, LA | 8.6 mi |
71454 | Montgomery, LA | 9.1 mi |
71434 | Gorum, LA | 9.7 mi |
71471 | Saint Maurice, LA | 12.3 mi |
71455 | Mora, LA | 12.7 mi |
71468 | Provencal, LA | 13.6 mi |
71457 | Natchitoches, LA | 13.8 mi |
71458 | Natchitoches, LA | 13.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 71452?
71452 is in Melrose, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish, part of the Natchitoches, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5826, -92.9450.
What county is 71452 in?
71452 lies in Natchitoches Parish.
What area code is 71452?
Melrose uses area code 318, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 71452 in?
71452 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 71452?
About 69 people live in ZIP code 71452, in 26 households, at 6.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 71452?
The closest are 71456 (2.7 mi), 71416 (4.1 mi), 71428 (8.6 mi), 71454 (9.1 mi) and 71434 (9.7 mi).
Is 71452 a PO Box ZIP code?
71452 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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