71008 ZIP Code, Bienville, LA

71008 is a ZIP code in Bienville, Louisiana in Bienville Parish. It covers 147 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 71045, 71028 and 71016. 315 people live here in 168 households, fewer than in most Louisiana ZIP codes. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (56% own). Median household income is $36,029, well below the Louisiana median of $60,756.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents315
Households168
Median household income$36,029
Income per person$27,298
Median age41.8
Homeowners56.0%
Median home valuenot published
Median rent$709
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%
Average commute (minutes)27.8
Households with kids under 1823.2%
Moved in the past year2.9%
Below the poverty line17.5%
Broadband internet42.3%
Speak a non-English language at home1.0%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K3.6%
$10–15K7.7%
$15–25K22.6%
$25–35K11.9%
$35–50K13.7%
$50–75K16.1%
$75–100K12.5%
$100–150K6.5%
$150–200K5.4%
$200K+0.0%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<106.3%
10–198.2%
20–245.7%
25–3415.2%
35–4415.2%
45–544.4%
55–645.8%
65–7422.2%
75+16.8%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage3.5%
Owned outright29.3%
Rented25.8%
Vacant41.5%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house66.2%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units0.0%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other33.8%

Businesses in 71008

6 business establishments with 38 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

71008 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 291 residential and 10 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 71008

71008 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 291 residential and 10 business mailboxes. Routes range from 291 homes (R001) to 291 homes (R001); the median route has 291 homes. The Census counted 168 households in 71008 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4991
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 71008

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R001Rural29110$36,461———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 71008 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

Areas that include 71008

Mail every home in 71008

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 71008, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 71008 in?
71008 is a Bienville, LA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Bienville and 1% lies inside Lucky; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 71008 in?
71008 is in Bienville Parish.
What is the population of 71008?
About 315 people (±114), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 592.
What is the median household income in 71008?
$36,029 (±$18,595), compared with $60,756 for Louisiana as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 71008?
1 USPS carrier routes with 291 residential and 10 business mailboxes (301 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 71008?
The closest, measured center to center: 71045 (11.4 mi, Jamestown), 71028 (11.5 mi, Mount Lebanon), 71016 (12.1 mi, Lucky), 71268 (13.5 mi, Quitman), 71275 (14.4 mi, Simsboro) and 71247 (15.4 mi, Hodge).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.