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ZIP Code 71055: Minden, LA

ZIP code 71055 uses the postal name Minden, Louisiana and lies mostly in Webster Parish (88% of its land) with the rest in Claiborne Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 18,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $36,953 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Minden (6%) and Dixie Inn (under 1%); 94% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
710sectional center: Shreveport, LA (SCF 710)
55delivery area within it
Town
Minden · its only residential ZIP
County
Webster Parish (88%); Claiborne Parish (11%)
Census places
Minden (6%); Dixie Inn (under 1%)
Micro area
Minden, LA
House district
LA-4 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
260.0 sq mi · 68 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
71058 also use the name Minden

Where is ZIP code 71055?

71055 centers on 32.677°, -93.293° and covers 260.0 square miles of land plus 2.7 of water. It borders 12 ZIP codes: 71067, 71073, 71018, 71024, 71003, 71023, 71037, 71072, 71028, 71040 and more.

71003 · Athens71006 · Benton71018 · Cotton Valley71023 · Doyline71024 · Dubberly71028 · Gibsland71037 · Haughton71038 · Haynesville71040 · Homer71067 · Princeton71072 · Shongaloo71073 · Sibley71055 · Minden (this ZIP)71055710407100671038710377102871018710727102371024710037107371003 · Athens71006 · Benton71018 · Cotton Valley71023 · Doyline71024 · Dubberly71028 · Gibsland71037 · Haughton71038 · Haynesville71040 · Homer71067 · Princeton71072 · Shongaloo71073 · Sibley71055 · Minden (this ZIP)71055710407100671038710377102871018710727102371024710037107371003 · Athens71006 · Benton71018 · Cotton Valley71023 · Doyline71024 · Dubberly71028 · Gibsland71037 · Haughton71038 · Haynesville71040 · Homer71067 · Princeton71072 · Shongaloo71073 · Sibley71055 · Minden (this ZIP)7105571040710067103871037710287101871072710237102471003
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 71055 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71055, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 71055 compare with the rest of Webster Parish?

Rank of 71055 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure71055In Webster ParishIn LA
People (ACS 2020-2024)17,7721st of 1198th of 539
Median household income$37k6th of 6230th of 251
Median home value$127k2nd of 7220th of 285

Its median household income is higher than in 4% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 48% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 71055?

The 2020 Census counted 18,626 people in 71055; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 17,772. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 8.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
17,772
2020 Census count
18,626−8.1% since 2010 (20,268)
Households
7,226
Median age
39.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 71055?

Of the 17,772 people the ACS estimates in 71055, 22.7% are under 18 and 20.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (53.7%), then Black (not Hispanic) (41.4%).

  • Under 1822.7%
  • 18 to 6456.6%
  • 65 and older20.7%
Age of the people of 71055 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic53.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic41.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.6%
  • Other or two or more2.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 71055 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 71055 earn?

Median household income is $36,953 (ACS 2020-2024), the 6th highest of the 6 ranked ZIP codes in Webster Parish. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($35,634 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$36,953±$4,895
Income per person
$26,311
Below the poverty line
25.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
13.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$63,5007,520 returns; wages 67% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 71055?

FHFA's house price index for 71055, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 40% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 33% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +7.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$127,000
Median gross rent
$857
Homes owned by their occupants
59.7%
Housing units
9,025
0 100 200 300 19922000201020202025 0 100 200 300 19922000201020202025 0 100 200 300 19922000201020202025
Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 71055; 2025: 300.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 71055?

464 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 9 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade95
  • Health care and social assistance65
  • Other services (except public administration)50
  • Accommodation and food services44
  • Finance and insurance39
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services37

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 71055?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 71055, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
71067Princeton2,406$61k10.9 mi
71073Sibley2,654$43k11.3 mi
71018Cotton Valley1,260$42k12.8 mi
71024Dubberly910$47k13.7 mi
71003Athens792$38k15.6 mi
71023Doyline3,381$46k16.0 mi
71037Haughton21,192$79k18.0 mi
71072Shongaloo1,348$84k18.1 mi
71028Gibsland1,472$36k18.3 mi
71040Homer7,767$32k18.7 mi
71006Benton16,454$94k21.4 mi
71038Haynesville3,796$26k22.4 mi

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name Minden?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Minden, LA without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for it.

ZIP codes named Minden without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
71058Webster Parish

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.