| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:25 PM |
| Population: | 49,473 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22061 |
| CBSA: | Ruston, LA |
| Land Area: | 605 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.5455, -92.6519 |
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49,473 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 605 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 48,546 to 49,473 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71227 (Choudrant, $64,195 median) and poorest ZIP 71275 (Simsboro, $36,225) are 21.4 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this parish — from $110,300 in 71275 (Simsboro) to $255,800 in 71227 (Choudrant).
Density varies 31× across the parish — from 22 people/sq mi in 71275 (Simsboro) to 686 in 71245 (Grambling).
Educational attainment ranges from 23.8% bachelor's+ in 71235 (Dubach) to 38.4% in 71270 (Ruston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #21 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #47 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 71272Louisiana Tech Univ .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $41,181 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
35.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (9,615 of 27,345 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Ruston.
5 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 1 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this parish.
1 ZIP in this parish where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
A frontier parish — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this parish's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71270 | Ruston | Standard | 32,885 | $36,791 | 207.7 | 6.3% |
| 71245 | Grambling | Standard | 4,439 | — | 6.5 | -6.3% |
| 71235 | Dubach | Standard | 4,034 | $58,293 | 163.2 | -6.7% |
| 71227 | Choudrant | Standard | 3,783 | $64,195 | 118.9 | -9.0% |
| 71275 | Simsboro | Standard | 2,363 | $36,225 | 108.2 | -8.3% |
| 71272 | Ruston | Unique | 1,969 | — | 0.0 | 8.3% |
| 71273 | Ruston | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |