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71468

ZIP 71468 is Provencal, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Natchitoches
Metro area
Natchitoches, LA
Population
501
Coordinates
31.4759, -93.1385
☼ Live from 71468 — Provencal, LA

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Where 71468 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71468
  • 🔢 Type 71468 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BghIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,468 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 1051. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71467 (Pollock, LA, 45 mi away) and 71469 (Robeline, LA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71468 becomes 86417, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,202 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯653 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71468 and you would come out at 31.48°S, 86.86°E — 1,478 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 179.7 square miles of land, 71468 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 136 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population501This ZIP501
Households262This ZIP262
Housing units328This ZIP328
Median age64.2This ZIP64.2Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,500This ZIP$101,500Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$212,700This ZIP$212,700Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute40.6 minThis ZIP40.6 min
Population density2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees69This ZIP69
Annual payroll$2,629,000This ZIP$2,629,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$19,225,000This ZIP$19,225,000

Land area

Land area179.72 sq miThis ZIP179.72 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Other place names in 71468

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ZIP codes near 71468

ZIPCityDistance
71428 Flora, LA 9.7 mi
71443 Kurthwood, LA 9.7 mi
71455 Mora, LA 10.1 mi
71434 Gorum, LA 11.8 mi
71452 Melrose, LA 13.6 mi
71456 Natchez, LA 14.4 mi
71416 Cloutierville, LA 14.9 mi
71474 Simpson, LA 15.6 mi
71427 Flatwoods, LA 15.9 mi
71439 Hornbeck, LA 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71468?

71468 is in Provencal, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish, part of the Natchitoches, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4759, -93.1385.

What county is 71468 in?

71468 lies in Natchitoches Parish.

What area code is 71468?

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

What time zone is 71468 in?

71468 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71468?

About 501 people live in ZIP code 71468, in 262 households, at 2.8 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 71468?

$101,500 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71468?

The closest are 71428 (9.7 mi), 71443 (9.7 mi), 71455 (10.1 mi), 71434 (11.8 mi) and 71452 (13.6 mi).

Is 71468 a PO Box ZIP code?

71468 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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