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71456

ZIP 71456 is Natchez, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Natchitoches
Metro area
Natchitoches, LA
Population
952
Coordinates
31.6190, -92.9614
☼ Live from 71456 — Natchez, LA

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Where 71456 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71456
  • 🔢 Type 71456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71455 (Mora, LA, 15 mi away) and 71457 (Natchitoches, LA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71456 becomes 65417, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14756, 15467, 15476, 15647, 15674, 15746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56741 in Oak Island, MN, 1,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯649 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71456 and you would come out at 31.62°S, 87.04°E — 1,482 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 36.2 square miles of land, 71456 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population952This ZIP952
Households524This ZIP524
Housing units741This ZIP741
Median age54.4This ZIP54.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,875This ZIP$86,875Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$269,100This ZIP$269,100Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$317This ZIP$317Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%This ZIP35.3%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density26.3 / sq miThis ZIP26.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$959,000This ZIP$959,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$49,310,000This ZIP$49,310,000

Land area

Land area36.16 sq miThis ZIP36.16 sq mi
Water area1.50 sq miThis ZIP1.50 sq mi

Other place names in 71456

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ZIP codes near 71456

ZIPCityDistance
71452 Melrose, LA 2.7 mi
71416 Cloutierville, LA 6.6 mi
71428 Flora, LA 7.5 mi
71454 Montgomery, LA 7.9 mi
71471 Saint Maurice, LA 9.7 mi
71458 Natchitoches, LA 11.3 mi
71457 Natchitoches, LA 11.3 mi
71497 Natchitoches, LA 12.0 mi
71434 Gorum, LA 12.3 mi
71468 Provencal, LA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71456?

71456 is in Natchez, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish, part of the Natchitoches, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.6190, -92.9614.

What county is 71456 in?

71456 lies in Natchitoches Parish.

What area code is 71456?

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

What time zone is 71456 in?

71456 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71456?

About 952 people live in ZIP code 71456, in 524 households, at 26.3 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 71456?

$86,875 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71456?

The closest are 71452 (2.7 mi), 71416 (6.6 mi), 71428 (7.5 mi), 71454 (7.9 mi) and 71471 (9.7 mi).

Is 71456 a PO Box ZIP code?

71456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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