How many ZIP codes are in Alexandria, LA?

Alexandria, LA has 3 ZIP codes with a combined population of 58,923, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the median household income in Alexandria?

The average median household income across Alexandria, LA ZIP codes is $48,308. The poverty rate is 26.2%.

What is the cost of living in Alexandria?

The average median home value in Alexandria, LA is $171,667. Median rent is $973/month. 53.5% of homes are owner-occupied.

Alexandria, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alexandria, LA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 58,923. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

Compiled by PlainZIP · August 25, 2026

U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALEXANDRIA-LA · Alexandria, LA 3 ZIPs · 58,923 pop · #22313/25278 · Rapides Parish

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

INC-MID $48,308
RANK-BOTTOM #22313/25278
PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lecompte
BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
OWN-LOW 54% owners
POP-SMALL 58,923
SPREAD-WIDE 71302→71303
HOME-LOW $171,667

Nearest income peer: Lecompte, LA ( $68 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Lena · lowest

$43,547
Glenmora · near

$46,023
Cheneyville · near

$48,056
Lecompte · near

$48,240
Alexandria · this city

$48,308
Woodworth · highest

$82,000

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alexandria, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities: 58,923
city population (Census): 3
USPS ZIP codes covered: $48,308
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 3 ZIPs ($48,308 average) · poverty 26.2%. The primary code (71301) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.5%) for this income tier, rent $973 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Louisiana, Grand Coteau is the closest lower-income city and Heflin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alexandria.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Alexandria differ

Alexandria's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $34,669 in ZIP 71302 to $67,156 in ZIP 71303, while home values span $110,000 in 71302 to $244,200 in 71303. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio: 1.9×
Home-value high-to-low ratio: 2.2×
Poverty-rate spread: 13.7 points

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Alexandria residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Alexandria: the largest, 71301, is only about 39% of 58,923 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Alexandria

Citywide ZBP: 2,026 establishments, 29,695 employees , annual payroll $1,428,840k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71301 (988 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (433) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Alexandria, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Rapides Parish, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Alexandria. See the Rapides Parish roll-up →

Alexandria sits in the lower half of Rapides Parish on income: Pineville, Deville and Boyce report more, Glenmora and Lena report less. Woodworth marks the far end of that range at $82,000, 70% above Alexandria.

Side-by-side: Compare 71301 vs 71303 →

ZIP Code	Population	Median income	Establishments	Density
71301	22,859	$43,098	988	708
71303	21,015	$67,156	840	123
71302	15,049	$34,669	198	87

How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Alexandria roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alexandria, .