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ZIP Code71751

Louann, AR

Ouachita County · Arkansas · United States
Home to 540 people across 80.437 square miles.

CentralOwner-majority6 ZIPs in county

At a glance

71751 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
540
±207 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
$106,300
US median $207,500 · bottom 25%
Median age
48.8
US median 42 years
Population density
7/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
80.437 mi²
plus 0.745 mi² water

Location

Where 71751 is

33.406805, -92.770625 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates33.406805, -92.770625
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyOuachita County
StateArkansas (AR)
Land area80.437 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Dallas, TX237.1 mi
Houston, TX294.7 mi
San Antonio, TX435.3 mi
Atlanta, GA483.0 mi

People

Who lives in 71751

540 residents in 252 households, averaging 2.14 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 25.4% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1820.0%
18-240.7%
25-3410.4%
35-4416.5%
45-5411.9%
55-6415.2%
65+25.4%

Households

Composition and size

Total households252
Average household size2.14
Family households68.7%
Living alone31.3%
Median age48.8 years
Households with internet76.2%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White70.4%
Black29.6%

Income & work

What people earn in 71751

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$25,987
Poverty rate29.3%
Unemployment rate3.6%
Labor force participation56.8%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k40.9%
$25-50k12.7%
$50-75k7.1%
$75-100k10.7%
$100-150k19.8%
$150-200k8.7%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 19.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 90.7% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 71751

A typical home is valued at $106,300, and median rent runs $775 a month. This is an owner-majority area — 88.5% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1984.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$106,300
Median gross rent$775/mo
Median year built1984
Housing units427
Vacancy rate41.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 252 occupied units

Owner-occupied88.5%
Renter-occupied11.5%
Owner households223
Renter households29

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family63.0%
20+ units37.0%

Getting to work

How 71751 commutes

82.3% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 23.2 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone82.3%
Carpooled17.7%

Travel time

Mean commute 23.2 minutes

<10 min1.4%
10-1933.0%
20-2952.2%
30-4412.4%
45-591.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 71751

ZIP code 71751 is assigned to Louann, AR, and falls within Ouachita County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 540 people live inside it.

At 7 residents per square mile spread over 80.437 square miles, 71751 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Louann looks like

Housing in 71751 costs below the national median. A typical home is valued at $106,300 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $775 a month. Ownership dominates: 88.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 63.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1984, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 41.0% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 48.8 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.14 people, and 68.7% are family households.

Getting to work takes 23.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 82.3% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Louann, AR

71751 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

Local costs are modest — median rent here is $775 a month — and accommodation prices in the area tend to be correspondingly reasonable. For reference, Dallas, TX is about 237.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 71751 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 71751 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 71751 offers a compact profile of Louann: 540 residents, 19.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 3.6%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 71751 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Louann may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 71751

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Questions

Common questions about 71751

What city is ZIP code 71751 in?
71751 serves Louann, Arkansas, in Ouachita County, United States.
What is the population of 71751?
About 540 people live in ZIP code 71751, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±207. That works out to roughly 7 people per square mile.
How expensive is housing in 71751?
The median home value is $106,300 and median gross rent is $775 a month. 88.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 71751 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 3.6%, and the median age is 48.8. The average commute is 23.2 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 71751 in?
71751 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 71751?
ZIP code 71751 covers 80.437 square miles of land plus 0.745 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 71751 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 71751 reads as a rural area. It holds 7 people per square mile across 80.437 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How much is rent in 71751?
Median gross rent in 71751 is $775 a month, according to the American Community Survey. Gross rent includes contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels, so it is closer to what a tenant actually pays than a headline rent figure. Of 252 occupied homes here, 29 are rented.
What is the commute like from 71751?
The average one-way commute from 71751 takes about 23.2 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 82.3% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 71751?
About 238 residents of 71751 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 56.8% and the unemployment rate is 3.6%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 71751?
Accommodation in and around Louann, AR ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 71751 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Louann as the primary place and Ouachita County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 71751 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 71751. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 71751, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.