What city is 71072 in?

71072 is a Shongaloo, LA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Shongaloo; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 71072?

About 1,348 people (±452), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,383.

What is the median household income in 71072?

$83,472 (±$17,794), 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 71072?

2 USPS carrier routes with 667 residential and 12 business mailboxes (680 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 71072?

The closest, measured center to center: 71021 (8.1 mi, Cullen), 71071 (8.1 mi, Sarepta), 71075 (10.4 mi, Springhill), 71018 (10.7 mi, Cotton Valley), 71740 (12.7 mi, Emerson) and 71038 (13.9 mi, Haynesville).

71072 ZIP Code, Shongaloo, LA

71072 is a ZIP code in Shongaloo, Louisiana in Webster Parish. It covers 96 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 71021, 71071 and 71075. 1,348 people live here in 531 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (83%). Median household income is $83,472, above the Louisiana median of $60,756; the median age is 48.3, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Shongaloo, LA
County: Webster County
Land area: 96 sq mi
Population: 1,348
Median household income: $83,472
Carrier routes: 2 (667 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	1,348
Households	531
Median household income	$83,472
Income per person	$38,661
Median age	48.3
Homeowners	83.2%
Median home value	$102,500
Median rent	not published
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%
Average commute (minutes)	36.9
Households with kids under 18	34.7%
Moved in the past year	19.3%
Below the poverty line	9.8%
Broadband internet	80.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	0.4%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	2.3%
$10–15K	0.8%
$15–25K	11.3%
$25–35K	10.4%
$35–50K	7.0%
$50–75K	13.2%
$75–100K	22.8%
$100–150K	24.1%
$150–200K	4.1%
$200K+	4.1%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	18.3%
10–19	9.0%
20–24	2.9%
25–34	7.6%
35–44	9.7%
45–54	7.9%
55–64	22.3%
65–74	16.3%
75+	5.9%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	19.9%
Owned outright	39.2%
Rented	11.9%
Vacant	28.9%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	75.5%
Townhome	0.0%
2–4 units	0.0%
5–19 units	0.0%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	24.5%

Businesses in 71072

13 business establishments with 52 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Other Services (except Public Administration): 4

EDDM carrier routes

71072 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 667 residential and 12 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 71072

71072 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 rural (R)) with 667 residential and 12 business mailboxes. Routes range from 232 homes (R003) to 435 homes (R001); the median route has 334 homes. The Census counted 531 households in 71072 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	1
500–749	0
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 435 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 232 homes

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Every carrier route in 71072

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	435	6	$64,209	—	—	—
R003	Rural	232	6	$64,209	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 71072 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

71021 — Cullen town, LA (8.1 mi)
71071 — Sarepta town, LA (8.1 mi)
71075 — Springhill city, LA (10.4 mi)
71018 — Cotton Valley town, LA (10.7 mi)
71740 — Emerson town, AR (12.7 mi)
71038 — Haynesville town, LA (13.9 mi)
71861 — Taylor city, AR (15.6 mi)
71055 — Minden city, LA (18.1 mi)

Areas that include 71072

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 71072, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 71072 in?: 71072 is a Shongaloo, LA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Shongaloo; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 71072 in?: 71072 is in Webster Parish.
What is the population of 71072?: About 1,348 people (±452), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,383.
What is the median household income in 71072?: $83,472 (±$17,794), 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 71072?: 2 USPS carrier routes with 667 residential and 12 business mailboxes (680 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 71072?: The closest, measured center to center: 71021 (8.1 mi, Cullen), 71071 (8.1 mi, Sarepta), 71075 (10.4 mi, Springhill), 71018 (10.7 mi, Cotton Valley), 71740 (12.7 mi, Emerson) and 71038 (13.9 mi, Haynesville).

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