| City: | Swartz, Louisiana |
| Parish: | Ouachita Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:02:50 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.5716, -91.9828 |
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Swartz is a small community in Ouachita County, Louisiana, about 8 miles northeast of Monroe. This ZIP Code is classified as PO Box only, and it's a true PO Box Only Zone. There's no street delivery available within 71281 itself. If you need mail here, a PO Box is your only option.
The Swartz post office maintains 98 PO Boxes and serves 36 local businesses. It sits on Highway 139, the community's main corridor. All 40 address records in the postal database are along this highway, with unit designators for multi-tenant buildings.
The ZIP doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, it's a point location enclosed within ZIP 71203, which covers the surrounding Monroe area. Census data isn't available for this specific ZIP since there's no ZCTA (ZIP Code Tabulation Area) boundary.
Swartz functions as a neighborhood hub for northeast Ouachita County. While the 71281 ZIP itself shows zero population in Census data (common for point-only PO Box ZIPs), the post office clearly serves an active local population. The 36 business delivery points suggest a small commercial strip along the highway. Residents who live in the surrounding area but want a Swartz mailing address use these PO Boxes.
All addresses are on Highway 139, the community's main road and commercial corridor.
ZIP Code 71281 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 318Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 71281 is located in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, within the Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 33740) and Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 176,441 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 71281. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Monroe, LASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 33740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 176,441Source: Census |
| MSA: | Monroe, LA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 14452.88 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2274340Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Swartz CDP; LouisianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 71281 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.