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ZIP Code 71282: Tallulah, LA

ZIP code 71282 uses the postal name Tallulah, Louisiana and lies entirely in Madison Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 8,800 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $35,244 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Delta (under 1%), Tallulah (under 1%), Richmond (under 1%) and Mound (under 1%); 98% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
712sectional center: Shreveport, LA (SCF 710)
82delivery area within it
Town
Tallulah · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Delta (under 1%); Tallulah (under 1%); Richmond (under 1%); Mound (under 1%)
House district
LA-5 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
497.7 sq mi · 18 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
71284 also use the name Tallulah

Where is ZIP code 71282?

71282 centers on 32.347°, -91.232° and covers 497.7 square miles of land plus 25.9 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 71232, 71357, 71276, 71233, 39180, 71237, 39183, 71254.

39180 · Vicksburg39183 · Vicksburg71232 · Delhi71233 · Delta71237 · Epps71254 · Lake Providence71276 · Sondheimer71357 · Newellton71282 · Tallulah (this ZIP)712827125439180713573918371232712377127639180 · Vicksburg39183 · Vicksburg71232 · Delhi71233 · Delta71237 · Epps71254 · Lake Providence71276 · Sondheimer71357 · Newellton71282 · Tallulah (this ZIP)712827125439180713573918371232712377127639180 · Vicksburg39183 · Vicksburg71232 · Delhi71233 · Delta71237 · Epps71254 · Lake Providence71276 · Sondheimer71357 · Newellton71282 · Tallulah (this ZIP)7128271254391807135739183712327123771276
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 71282 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71282, 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 71282 compare with the rest of Madison Parish?

Rank of 71282 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)
Measure71282In Madison ParishIn LA
People (ACS 2020-2024)8,8281st of 4162nd of 539
Median household income$35k3rd of 3235th of 251
Median home value$97knot rankednot ranked

71282's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$25,212) is more than a quarter of the figure ($97,400). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

Its median household income is higher than in 3% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 24% 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 71282?

The 2020 Census counted 9,131 people in 71282; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 8,828. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 17.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
8,828
2020 Census count
9,131−17.5% since 2010 (11,070)
Households
2,802
Median age
34.8

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 71282?

Of the 8,828 people the ACS estimates in 71282, 26.0% are under 18 and 16.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (65.7%), then White (not Hispanic) (28.3%).

  • Under 1826.0%
  • 18 to 6457.1%
  • 65 and older16.9%
Age of the people of 71282 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic65.7%
  • White, not Hispanic28.3%
  • Other or two or more3.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.8%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 71282 (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 71282 earn?

Median household income is $35,244 (ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd highest of the 3 ranked ZIP codes in Madison Parish. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($36,975 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$35,244±$5,062
Income per person
$18,570
Below the poverty line
35.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
14.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$41,7683,000 returns; wages 70% 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 71282?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$97,400
Median gross rent
$644
Homes owned by their occupants
51.2%
Housing units
3,905
0 50 100 150 200320102022 0 50 100 150 200320102022 0 50 100 150 200320102022
Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 71282; 2022: 165.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 71282 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 71282?

158 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 10 fewer than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance25
  • Retail trade21
  • Wholesale trade14
  • Transportation and warehousing14
  • Finance and insurance13
  • Accommodation and food services12

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 71282?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 71282, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
71232Delhi5,768$56k16.1 mi
71357Newellton1,458$29k16.2 mi
71276Sondheimer135$84k16.8 mi
71233Delta174–17.6 mi
39180Vicksburg, MS28,479$57k21.1 mi
71237Epps1,028$50k22.1 mi
39183Vicksburg, MS13,663$74k25.1 mi
71254Lake Providence6,397$31k31.8 mi
71286Transylvania503$38k20.8 mi (near)
71230Crowville0–22.3 mi (near)

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

Which other ZIP codes use the name Tallulah?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Tallulah, 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 Tallulah without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
71284Madison 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.