What city is 71342 in?

71342 is a Jena, LA mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Jena and 2% lies inside Midway; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 71342?

About 7,735 people (±643), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,100.

What is the median household income in 71342?

$72,154 (±$16,968), 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 71342?

5 USPS carrier routes with 2,511 residential and 77 business mailboxes (2,589 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 71342?

The closest, measured center to center: 71371 (8.6 mi, Trout), 71467 (14.8 mi, Pollock), 71343 (14.9 mi, Wallace Ridge), 71328 (16.6 mi, Deville), 71401 (17.9 mi) and 71465 (19.6 mi, Olla).

71342 ZIP Code, Jena, LA

71342 is a ZIP code in Jena, Louisiana in LaSalle Parish. It covers 159 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 71371, 71467 and 71343. 7,735 people live here in 3,086 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (77%). Median household income is $72,154, above the Louisiana median of $60,756.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Jena, LA
County: LaSalle County
Land area: 159 sq mi
Population: 7,735
Median household income: $72,154
Carrier routes: 5 (2,511 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	7,735
Households	3,086
Median household income	$72,154
Income per person	$34,452
Median age	39.7
Homeowners	76.9%
Median home value	$120,900
Median rent	$684
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%
Average commute (minutes)	35.5
Households with kids under 18	22.4%
Moved in the past year	10.1%
Below the poverty line	13.8%
Broadband internet	88.2%
Speak a non-English language at home	7.6%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.1%
$10–15K	12.8%
$15–25K	6.1%
$25–35K	6.0%
$35–50K	9.1%
$50–75K	16.0%
$75–100K	20.0%
$100–150K	15.4%
$150–200K	11.8%
$200K+	1.7%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.1%
10–19	8.2%
20–24	7.6%
25–34	14.6%
35–44	13.1%
45–54	15.9%
55–64	9.7%
65–74	12.7%
75+	6.0%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	33.5%
Owned outright	31.9%
Rented	19.7%
Vacant	14.9%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	63.4%
Townhome	0.6%
2–4 units	3.4%
5–19 units	1.2%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	31.4%

Businesses in 71342

245 business establishments with 2,350 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 59
Retail Trade: 36
Other Services (except Public Administration): 21
Health Care and Social Assistance: 19
Accommodation and Food Services: 19
Construction: 17
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 16
Finance and Insurance: 15

EDDM carrier routes

71342 has 5 USPS carrier routes with 2,511 residential and 77 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 71342

71342 has 5 USPS carrier routes (3 rural (R), 2 highway contract (H)) with 2,511 residential and 77 business mailboxes. Routes range from 385 homes (H061) to 578 homes (R001); the median route has 546 homes. The Census counted 3,086 households in 71342 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	2
500–749	3
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 30, 549 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 16, 578 homes
Route H060 — USPS business mailboxes 15, 453 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 12, 546 homes
Route H061 — USPS business mailboxes 4, 385 homes

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Every carrier route in 71342

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H060	Highway contract	453	15	$52,849	—	—	—
H061	Highway contract	385	4	$52,849	—	—	—
R001	Rural	578	16	$36,618	—	—	—
R002	Rural	546	12	$61,217	—	—	—
R003	Rural	549	30	$75,506	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 71342 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

71371 — Trout CDP, LA (8.6 mi)
71467 — Pollock town, LA (14.8 mi)
71343 — Wallace Ridge CDP, LA (14.9 mi)
71328 — Deville CDP, LA (16.6 mi)
71401 (17.9 mi)
71465 — Olla town, LA (19.6 mi)
71405 — Ball town, LA (20.1 mi)
71480 — Urania town, LA (20.8 mi)

Areas that include 71342

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 71342, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 71342 in?: 71342 is a Jena, LA mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Jena and 2% lies inside Midway; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 71342 in?: 71342 is in LaSalle Parish.
What is the population of 71342?: About 7,735 people (±643), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,100.
What is the median household income in 71342?: $72,154 (±$16,968), 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 71342?: 5 USPS carrier routes with 2,511 residential and 77 business mailboxes (2,589 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 71342?: The closest, measured center to center: 71371 (8.6 mi, Trout), 71467 (14.8 mi, Pollock), 71343 (14.9 mi, Wallace Ridge), 71328 (16.6 mi, Deville), 71401 (17.9 mi) and 71465 (19.6 mi, Olla).

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