| City: | West Monroe, Louisiana |
| Parish: | Ouachita Parish |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:02:54 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.5184, -92.1475 |
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ZIP code 71294 is a PO Box-only ZIP in West Monroe, Louisiana that serves a commercial area rather than a residential neighborhood. The ZIP has zero residential population because it's a point location contained entirely within standard ZIP 71291, which handles street delivery for the broader West Monroe area.
The post office maintains 396 PO Boxes alongside 351 business delivery points. This heavy business presence makes sense given the ZIP's commercial focus. All street delivery within 71294 routes through a single address on Wood Street, where 135 ZIP+4 records include unit designators for individual businesses.
West Monroe sits in Ouachita Parish along the Ouachita River, across from its sister city Monroe. The 71294 ZIP doesn't serve residents directly. Instead, it provides PO Box and business mail services for the commercial district. Anyone living in this area receives residential mail through ZIP 71291.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, meaning street delivery exists nearby. The 71294 designation exists to separate business and PO Box mail from residential delivery routes, a common postal configuration in commercial areas of Louisiana cities.
Single street address with unit numbers indicates a commercial complex or business park.
ZIP Code 71294 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 114 people with an annual payroll of $5,619,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,253Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,433,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $5,619,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 114Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 71294 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 71294. 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: | 2280955Source: Census |
| Place Name: | West Monroe city; LouisianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 71294 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 March 1, 2026.