Residential delivery area · Louisiana
ZIP Code 71358: Palmetto, LA
ZIP code 71358 uses the postal name Palmetto, Louisiana and lies entirely in St. Landry Parish (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 870 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $44,243 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Palmetto; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Palmetto · its only residential ZIP
- County
- St. Landry Parish
- Census places
- Palmetto
- Micro area
- Opelousas, LA
- House district
- LA-6 119th Congress
- State
- Louisiana
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 108.2 sq mi · 8 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 71358?
71358 centers on 30.717°, -91.848° and covers 108.2 square miles of land plus 2.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 71345, 71353, 70589, 70577, 71362, 71369.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71358, 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 71358 compare with the rest of St. Landry Parish?
| Measure | 71358 | In St. Landry Parish | In LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 867 | 14th of 19 | 404th of 539 |
| Median household income | $44k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
71358's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (867). 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 14% 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 71358?
The 2020 Census counted 967 people in 71358; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 867. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 867±308 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 967
- Households
- 381
- Median age
- 44.7
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 71358?
Of the 867 people the ACS estimates in 71358, 19.7% are under 18 and 19.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (57.7%), then White (not Hispanic) (40.6%).
- Under 1819.7%
- 18 to 6460.9%
- 65 and older19.4%
- Black, not Hispanic57.7%
- White, not Hispanic40.6%
- Hispanic or Latino1.0%
- Other or two or more0.7%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 71358 earn?
Median household income is $44,243 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $44,243±$25,379
- Income per person
- $33,851
- Below the poverty line
- 2.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 5.3%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 19.5%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $49,378410 returns; wages 78% 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 71358?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- $854
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 68.8%
- Housing units
- 477
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 71358?
12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Health care and social assistance3
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 71358?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71345 | Lebeau | 34 | – | 7.6 mi |
| 71353 | Melville | 1,399 | $37k | 8.6 mi |
| 70589 | Washington | 2,875 | $50k | 11.9 mi |
| 70577 | Port Barre | 3,939 | $47k | 12.3 mi |
| 71362 | Plaucheville | 2,233 | $45k | 14.3 mi |
| 71369 | Simmesport | 2,518 | $37k | 15.2 mi |
| 70753 | Lettsworth | 671 | $34k | 11.1 mi (near) |
| 70715 | Batchelor | 802 | $50k | 13.2 mi (near) |
| 71356 | Morrow | 596 | – | 13.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.