Residential delivery area · Louisiana
ZIP Code 71272: Ruston, LA
ZIP code 71272 is in Ruston, Louisiana, entirely in Lincoln Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the less populous of Ruston's 2 residential ZIP codes.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Ruston · 2 residential ZIPs
- County
- Lincoln Parish
- Census places
- Ruston
- Micro area
- Ruston, LA
- House district
- LA-4 119th Congress
- State
- Louisiana
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 0.4 sq mi · 5,293 people per sq mi
- PO Box ZIPs
- 71273 also use the name Ruston
Where is ZIP code 71272?
71272 centers on 32.529°, -92.652° and covers 0.4 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 71270.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71272, 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 71272 compare with the rest of Ruston?
| Measure | 71272 | In Ruston | In Lincoln Parish | In LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,969 | 2nd of 2 | 8th of 8 | 321st of 539 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
71272's income and home value are not ranked: most of its 1,969 residents live outside households (0 households; mostly students, median age 19.6): a campus, a base or an institution. Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 94% of 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 71272?
The 2020 Census counted 2,400 people in 71272; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,969. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,969
- 2020 Census count
- 2,400
- Households
- 0
- Median age
- 19.6
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 71272?
Of the 1,969 people the ACS estimates in 71272, 0.3% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (56.2%), then Black (not Hispanic) (26.3%).
- Under 180.3%
- 18 to 6499.7%
- 65 and older0.0%
- White, not Hispanic56.2%
- Black, not Hispanic26.3%
- Other or two or more8.0%
- Hispanic or Latino7.8%
- Asian, not Hispanic1.7%
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 are homes worth in 71272?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- –
- Housing units
- 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 71272?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 71272?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71270 | Ruston | 32,885 | $37k | 2.8 mi |
| 71245 | Grambling | 4,439 | – | 3.7 mi (near) |
| 71275 | Simsboro | 2,363 | $36k | 9.7 mi (near) |
| 71227 | Choudrant | 3,783 | $64k | 10.3 mi (near) |
| 71235 | Dubach | 4,034 | $58k | 11.2 mi (near) |
| 71268 | Quitman | 2,437 | $69k | 13.6 mi (near) |
| 71001 | Arcadia | 3,747 | $31k | 15.7 mi (near) |
| 71225 | Calhoun | 6,354 | $75k | 17.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.