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71466

ZIP 71466 is Otis, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
209
Coordinates
31.2159, -92.7489
☼ Live from 71466 — Otis, LA

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Where 71466 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71466
  • 🔢 Type 71466 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gghIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,466 = 2 × 3 × 43 × 277. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011100101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71465 (Olla, LA, 56 mi away) and 71467 (Pollock, LA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71466 becomes 66417 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corning, KS, 612 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14766, 16647, 16674, 16746, 41667, 41766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16746 in Roulette, PA, 1,090 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯679 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71466 and you would come out at 31.22°S, 87.25°E — 1,451 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 8.2 square miles of land, 71466 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population209This ZIP209
Households134This ZIP134
Housing units188This ZIP188
Median age68.3This ZIP68.3Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median home value$161,500This ZIP$161,500Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density25.6 / sq miThis ZIP25.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$321,000This ZIP$321,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$11,191,000This ZIP$11,191,000

Land area

Land area8.17 sq miThis ZIP8.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 71466

ZIPCityDistance
71472 Sieper, LA 4.0 mi
71424 Elmer, LA 4.0 mi
71431 Gardner, LA 5.1 mi
71409 Boyce, LA 7.4 mi
71309 Alexandria, LA 9.8 mi
71438 Hineston, LA 11.1 mi
71303 Alexandria, LA 12.7 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 13.1 mi
71485 Woodworth, LA 13.8 mi
71447 Lena, LA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71466?

71466 is in Otis, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2159, -92.7489.

What county is 71466 in?

71466 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71466?

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

What time zone is 71466 in?

71466 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71466?

About 209 people live in ZIP code 71466, in 134 households, at 25.6 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 71466?

The closest are 71472 (4 mi), 71424 (4 mi), 71431 (5.1 mi), 71409 (7.4 mi) and 71309 (9.8 mi).

Is 71466 a PO Box ZIP code?

71466 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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